# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Springco Metal Coatings Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021043098` · 4/13/2021 · CLEVELAND, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Existing floor opening
- **Secondary source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
## Employer
- **Name:** Springco Metal Coatings Inc.
- **Location:** 12500 Elmwood Ave, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44111
- **NAICS:** 332812
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee entered an enclosed, automated, heated cleaning line to look for missing parts. He stepped on a grate, which slipped, causing his left leg to slip into a tank. He suffered burns and was hospitalized.

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