# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at SILVESTRI SWEETS, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2023076284` · 7/14/2023 · GENEVA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** SILVESTRI SWEETS, INC.
- **Location:** 2248 Gary Lane, GENEVA, ILLINOIS, 60134
- **NAICS:** 311330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was cleaning the kitchen at the end of a work shift. As the employee and a co-worker lifted a kettle containing hot water from a hot stove to empty the water, the injured employee slipped and fell. The kettle was dropped, causing water to splash onto their hands and legs. The employee sustained third-degree burns to their hands and quadriceps.

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