# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at U.S. Dept of Air Force
> OSHA SIR `2025010486` · 1/15/2025 · SHAW A F B, SOUTH CAROLINA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Fats, oils, cooking greases
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Dept of Air Force
- **Location:** Carolina Pines Inn, SHAW A F B, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29152
- **NAICS:** 611710
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee saw smoke coming from a room and entered to a pot of oil on a hot stove. As he carried the pot out of the room, oil splashed onto both his arms, resulting in second- and third-degree burns.

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