# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Fikes Wholesale, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023087888` · 8/27/2023 · NICEVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Beverages, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Fikes Wholesale, Inc.
- **Location:** 1600 E. John Sims Parkway, NICEVILLE, FLORIDA, 32578
- **NAICS:** 447110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was disposing of old coffee in a pot and preparing to make a new pot of coffee. The employee emptied the pot into a bucket on the counter and reached under the counter to retrieve filters and coffee bags. The bucket of coffee fell onto the employee, causing second- and third-degree burns to his chest, arms, and feet that required hospitalization.

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