# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Kennedy Valve, A Division of McWane, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021075981` · 7/20/2021 · ELMIRA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Kennedy Valve, A Division of McWane, Inc.
- **Location:** 1021 EAST WATER STREET, ELMIRA, NEW YORK, 14901
- **NAICS:** 332911
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a ladle of molten metal by monorail tractor when molten metal spilled onto his leg, causing third degree burns to his foot.

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