# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Tops Markets #207 Amherst
> OSHA SIR `2022032683` · 3/25/2022 · AMHERST, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
- **Secondary source:** Water
## Employer
- **Name:** Tops Markets #207 Amherst
- **Location:** 3035 Niagara Falls Blvd, AMHERST, NEW YORK, 14228
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a fryer. Noticing that the oil level had exceeded the fill line on the fryer, the employee began removing oil with a paper soup cup, then disposing of it in a bucket. After removing several cups of oil, the employee poured cold water into the bucket. The oil reacted with the water and erupted, burning the employee's face, neck, chest, left arm, and left foot.

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