# Thermal burns  second degree at Winter Springs Retirement Residence LLC
> OSHA SIR `2024109689` · 10/17/2024 · WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Forearm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire  small-scale, limited
- **Source:** Cooking and food-warming machinery  except pressurized
- **Secondary source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
## Employer
- **Name:** Winter Springs Retirement Residence LLC
- **Location:** 80 Michael Blake Boulevard, WINTER SPRINGS, FLORIDA, 32708
- **NAICS:** 623311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 17, 2025, at approximately 12:17 PM, an employee was standing in front of the grill with the green cutting board in his hand. As he moved to the right, he jostled the pan of butter which dripped onto the back of the grill causing it to flame up. At this point his vape pen combusted and exploded upwards into the metal ceiling causing a cylinder-shaped indentation. The employee's chef coat caught on fire, resulting in first- and second-degree burns to his forearms as well as burns to his mouth, nose, and hands.

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