# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Luby's
> OSHA SIR `20221110434` · 11/30/2022 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** Luby's
- **Location:** 1410 E Anderson Lane, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78752
- **NAICS:** 722511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the wall behind the fryer when his foot slipped off the ladder and contacted the hot grease in the fryer. They sustained third-degree burns on the left foot and were hospitalized.

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