# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at SIPI METALS CORPORATION
> OSHA SIR `2019011121` · 1/30/2019 · CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** SIPI METALS CORPORATION
- **Location:** 1720 N. ELSTON AVENUE, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60622
- **NAICS:** 331492
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were loading a gas furnace with electrical connectors. They were near the controls to close the furnace door when an explosion occurred. They sustained second and third degree burns to the face, neck, and hands. One employee also sustained burns to the legs.

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