# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Titanium Metals Corp
> OSHA SIR `2015020813` · 2/27/2015 · MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Titanium Metals Corp
- **Location:** 900 Hemlock Road, MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19543
- **NAICS:** 331419
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee working in the melting department was burned on the left leg when the exhaust line in the furnace loading pit exploded. The employee was admitted overnight to the hospital.

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