# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Publix Super Markets, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021032252` · 3/15/2021 · POWDER SPRINGS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple lower extremities locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
- **Secondary source:** Broiling and frying equipment and appliances
## Employer
- **Name:** Publix Super Markets, Inc.
- **Location:** 5100 Dallas Highway, POWDER SPRINGS, GEORGIA, 30127
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on a stepladder, replacing an exhaust fan hood vent gutter. He stepped onto a fryer cover, which moved, bringing him into contact with the fryer oil. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to the right leg, ankle, and foot.

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