# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Fairfield Gourmet Food Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20201111051` · 11/22/2020 · LONGWOOD, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Sealing, stapling machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Fairfield Gourmet Food Corp.
- **Location:** 150 National Place, LONGWOOD, FLORIDA, 32750
- **NAICS:** 311812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling plastic between the wheels on a sealer machine. The machine clamped down on her hand, causing third-degree burns. The machine was guarded at the time.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*