# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Alloy Resources, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020065382` · 6/9/2020 · ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Alloy Resources, Inc.
- **Location:** 1279 Brashers Chapel Road, ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA, 35951
- **NAICS:** 331492
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inserting an oxygen lance into a furnace to melt metal that had solidified over the argon injection ports. Molten metal splashed out onto the employee's face and neck, melted the employee's face shield and safety glasses, and caused first- and second-degree burns over five percent of the employee's face and neck. The employee was hospitalized.

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