# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Gannett Graphics, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053923` · 5/13/2021 · LEEDS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Presses-printing
## Employer
- **Name:** Gannett Graphics, Inc.
- **Location:** 8350 Side Track, LEEDS, ALABAMA, 35094
- **NAICS:** 323111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a heat press machine. The employee's left hand was caught in the machine, which caused third-degree burns to the lower arm and the back of the hand.

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