# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Modern Industies, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021054091` · 5/19/2021 · ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple head locations
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Furnaces, heaters
## Employer
- **Name:** Modern Industies, Inc.
- **Location:** 613 W. 11th Street, ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, 16512
- **NAICS:** 332811
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was beginning to place a load into a furnace for heat treating. The furnace flared suddenly, shooting out flames caused first- and second-degree burns to the employee's head, lips, and ears.

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