# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at The Giant Co.
> OSHA SIR `20201111161` · 11/25/2020 · CHARLES TOWN, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** The Giant Co.
- **Location:** 190 Flowing Springs Road, CHARLES TOWN, WEST VIRGINIA, 25414
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 25, 2020, an employee was frying chicken in a deep fryer. When he unlatched the lid to pull out the chickens, oil came out of the fryer, causing first- and second-degree burns to his hand and torso.

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