# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Globe Metallurgical, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018043925` · 4/24/2018 · SELMA, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
- **Source:** Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Globe Metallurgical, Inc.
- **Location:** 2401 Old Montgomery Hwy., SELMA, ALABAMA, 36703
- **NAICS:** 331419
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting a ladle from the furnace to the casting area using an industrial truck.  The front tire hit a pothole causing the molten silicon to spill to the ground which caused an explosion resulting in second degree burns to the employee's face, upper back, left arm and neck.

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