# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at ARCELOR MITTAL
> OSHA SIR `2019088669` · 8/21/2019 · STEELTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** ARCELOR MITTAL
- **Location:** 215 SOUTH FRONT STREET, STEELTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 17113
- **NAICS:** 331513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking over a transfer surface for hot steel bars when the employee fell towards the hot bar. The employee's right leg came in contact with the hot bar, receiving second and third degree burns from the knee down and above the ankle. The employee also received a burn on the left wrist.

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