# Thermal burns  second degree at Rowes IGA Supermarket
> OSHA SIR `2024065209` · 6/12/2024 · JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
- **Secondary source:** Buckets, baskets, pails
## Employer
- **Name:** Rowes IGA Supermarket
- **Location:** 5435 Blanding Blvd, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32224
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was removing hot oil from a fryer. The employee was using a small plastic bucket to move oil from the fryer to a larger bucket. The oil melted through the bucket and spilled onto the employee's legs and feet causing first- and second-degree burns to both legs and feet. The employee was hospitalized.

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