# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at SAPA Extrusions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016053808` · 5/5/2016 · CRESSONA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** SAPA Extrusions, Inc.
- **Location:** 53 POTTSVILLE STREET, CRESSONA, PENNSYLVANIA, 17929
- **NAICS:** 331316
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On Thursday, May 5, 2016, at approximately 12:15AM, an employee was severely burned when performing maintenance work on an aluminum furnace door. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to 20% of his body.

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