# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at TA Travel Center of America
> OSHA SIR `2022010654` · 1/22/2022 · RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** TA Travel Center of America
- **Location:** 4401 US Hwy 17, RICHMOND HILL, GEORGIA, 31324
- **NAICS:** 722211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was helping a co-worker fill a mop bucket with hot water when the bucket fell and hit the ground. The hot water splashed up and contacted the employee, resulting in second degree burns to their face and the left side of their torso.

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