# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at TA Operating LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021075842` · 7/16/2021 · WILMINGTON, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
- **Secondary source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** TA Operating LLC
- **Location:** 24225 West Lorenzo Rd, WILMINGTON, ILLINOIS, 60481
- **NAICS:** 447190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was rolling a cart carrying used fryer oil. The handle broke and the cart fell to the ground. Hot oil got onto the employee, who suffered second-degree burns to the right ankle, left leg, and left arm.

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