# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Real Alloy Recycling INC
> OSHA SIR `2021010193` · 1/8/2021 · SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Real Alloy Recycling INC
- **Location:** 1508 N 8th St,, SAPULPA, OKLAHOMA, 74066
- **NAICS:** 331314
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On January 8, 2021, an employee tripped and fell. His left hand and forearm entered a tube of molten aluminum as he braced himself. He was hospitalized, having suffered second- and third-degree burns on his forearm and wrist.

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