# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Hudapack Metal Treating, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020076611` · 7/14/2020 · ELKHORN, WISCONSIN
## 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:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Hudapack Metal Treating, Inc.
- **Location:** 979 KOOPMAN LANE, ELKHORN, WISCONSIN, 53121
- **NAICS:** 332811
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting the inside of an industrial heat treating furnace. A defective relay allowed natural gas to flow into an area of the furnace and the gas was ignited by the radiant tube heating system. The employee was directly in front of a fireball that came from the oven, and sustained second degree burns to the head, face, and neck.

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