# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Certified Slings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021053966` · 5/14/2021 · TAMPA, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Certified Slings, Inc.
- **Location:** 6820 Adamo Dr., TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33619
- **NAICS:** 811412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was training another employee and they were heating and pouring zinc into wire rope sockets (spelter sockets). The injured worker stepped backward, lost his footing, and fell  into the hot kettle, knocking it over. The employee sustained a third degree burn on his back that required hospitalization and surgery.

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