# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Milton Steel Company
> OSHA SIR `2019043432` · 4/3/2019 · MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Milton Steel Company
- **Location:** 6 Canal Street, MILTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 17847
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 3, 2019, at approximately 2:00 AM, an employee was MIG (metal inert gas) welding on a steel bridge cord. A piece of hot silica (slag) fell into the employee's left boot causing a severe burn to the bottom of the foot.

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