# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Brinker International
> OSHA SIR `2022075791` · 7/2/2022 · BARBOURSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers
## Employer
- **Name:** Brinker International
- **Location:** 925 Mall Road, BARBOURSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 25504
- **NAICS:** 722511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped on the floor while walking near the cook line and tried to stop the fall by placing their right forearm on a flat-top grill. The employee sustained second degree burns and was hospitalized.

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