# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at United States Steel Corporation - Fairfield Tubular
> OSHA SIR `2021032372` · 3/19/2021 · FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
- **Secondary source:** Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Steel Corporation - Fairfield Tubular
- **Location:** 5700 Valley Road, FAIRFIELD, ALABAMA, 35064
- **NAICS:** 331111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was placing a connector to a hot mold. Some moisture got into the mold, causing it to pop. The employee suffered burns to his leg, his heel, and the back of his head.

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