# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at I. Schumann & Co.
> OSHA SIR `2019032379` · 3/5/2019 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## 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:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** I. Schumann & Co.
- **Location:** 22500 Alexander Rd., CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44146
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a dipper (a 5-foot pole with a cup) to retrieve molten metal from a gas rotary furnace. The metal splashed him, setting his cotton overalls on fire and causing burns to the left side of his torso and left arm.

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