# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at NORANDA ALUMINUM
> OSHA SIR `2015064139` · 6/28/2015 · NEW MADRID, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** NORANDA ALUMINUM
- **Location:** ST. JUDE INDUSTRIAL PARK, NEW MADRID, MISSOURI, 63869
- **NAICS:** 331313
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee received second and third degree burns when his leg broke through a crust on a pit with molten metal.

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