# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Gerdau Long Steel, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018088917` · 8/28/2018 · BALDWIN, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Eye(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level, unspecified
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Gerdau Long Steel, Inc.
- **Location:** 16770 Rebar Rd., BALDWIN, FLORIDA, 32234
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A maintenance mechanic was welding a piece of furnace structure with a portable welding machine when he fell forward. He came into contact with a hot object, possibly a welding rod, and suffered a minor burn and bruising to the right eyelid. He hospitalized.

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