# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Erie Bronze & Aluminum Company
> OSHA SIR `20181010794` · 10/19/2018 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Erie Bronze & Aluminum Company
- **Location:** 6300 West Ridge Rd, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16506
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing a molten metal alloy mix to pour a sample for quality testing when the alloy exploded, causing second and third degree burns to the back of his neck, arms, and legs.

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