# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Cullman Casting Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019022225` · 2/28/2019 · CULLMAN, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Cullman Casting Corporation
- **Location:** 251 County Road 490, CULLMAN, ALABAMA, 35055
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was checking the level of iron in a furnace. The control panel joystick stuck in the forward position and the chip cart moved forward, catching the employee against the furnace and causing burns to his left hand, elbow, and stomach.

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