# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Hodge Foundry, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017076584` · 7/17/2017 · GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Hodge Foundry, Inc.
- **Location:** 42 Leech Road, GREENVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16125
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pouring a ladle of molten iron into a sand mold. Radiant heat from the pour caused the employee's jeans to catch fire. The employee was hospitalized with third degree burns on his right leg.

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