# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at MAYNARD STEEL CASTING COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2017032706` · 3/24/2017 · MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Clothing, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** MAYNARD STEEL CASTING COMPANY
- **Location:** 2856 South 27th Street, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53215
- **NAICS:** 331513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was supervising coworkers who were pouring castings when heat from the castings ignited the employee's clothes, causing second and third degree burns to both legs. Proper PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.

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