# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at HONDA TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017087698` · 8/11/2017 · RUSSELLS POINT, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
- **Source:** Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
- **Secondary source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** HONDA TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURING OF AMERICA INC.
- **Location:** 6964 State Route 235N, RUSSELLS POINT, OHIO, 43348
- **NAICS:** 336350
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 11, 2017, an employee was changing the filter on a high-pressure die cast furnace when the employee's leg slipped off the edge and contacted molten aluminum. The employee's pant leg ignited, and the employee suffered burns to the right foot and lower leg.

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