# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at United States Steel Corp Granite City Works
> OSHA SIR `2021032599` · 3/27/2021 · GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Steam, vapors-nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** United States Steel Corp Granite City Works
- **Location:** 1951 State St, GRANITE CITY, ILLINOIS, 62040
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting an operator when they noticed an unusual amount of steam/leaking water coming from another area. The employee went to investigate and sustained burns from the steam, resulting in hospitalization.

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