# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at KENNEDY VALVE
> OSHA SIR `20191212637` · 12/9/2019 · ELMIRA, NEW YORK
## 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:** KENNEDY VALVE
- **Location:** 1021 East Water STreet, ELMIRA, NEW YORK, 14901
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift across an iron pour area. A ladle containing molten iron struck the forklift; as the employee left the forklift, the employee's feet came into contact with molten iron and were burned.

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