# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Lamothermic Corp.
> OSHA SIR `20191010814` · 10/16/2019 · BREWSTER, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Lamothermic Corp.
- **Location:** 391 Route 312, BREWSTER, NEW YORK, 10509
- **NAICS:** 331513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sliding a single mold pouring pan with a cast tree on it. The employee moved the pouring pan by hand onto the forks of a powered industrial truck (PIT). When the pan was moved the cast tree fell over. The employee attempted to grab the tree to stop it from falling. Molten stainless steel poured onto their right forearm/hand causing second degree burns requiring hospitalization.

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