# Other burns, first degree at Alliance Steel Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2019054492` · 5/3/2019 · BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Other burns, first degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Pressurized air-blast
## Employer
- **Name:** Alliance Steel Corporation
- **Location:** 6499 W. 65th St., BEDFORD PARK, ILLINOIS, 60638
- **NAICS:** 423510
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 3, 2019, a forklift was moving pallets when the forks struck and broke a pipe. The injured employee went to examine the broken pipe when a blast of air struck the employee causing a surface burn to their right arm and hand.

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