# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Imperial Aluminum
> OSHA SIR `2018043562` · 4/13/2018 · MINERVA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Lower extremities, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Imperial Aluminum
- **Location:** 217 Roosevelt Street, MINERVA, OHIO, 44657
- **NAICS:** 331312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was skimming a trough of molten aluminum when it spilled into his boot, causing third and fourth degree burns.

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