# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at General Aluminum Manufacturing Company
> OSHA SIR `20191212964` · 12/17/2019 · RAVENNA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** General Aluminum Manufacturing Company
- **Location:** 5159 South Prospect Street, RAVENNA, OHIO, 44266
- **NAICS:** 331524
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was repairing a leak on a gas line in the vicinity of a melting furnace. After fixing the gas line, the employee noticed the leak was still present. The employee was doing additional repairs when a flash fire occurred, causing burns to the front of the employee.

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