# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Spuncast, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019077533` · 7/24/2019 · WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet) and ankle(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Spuncast, Inc.
- **Location:** W6499 Rhine Rd., WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN, 53094
- **NAICS:** 331513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was holding materials while another employee was pouring molten metal using a spoon. The spoon failed, allowing the molten metal to spill and contact the injured employee's right leg. The molten metal then ran down into the employee's boot causing burns to the ankle and foot.

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