# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021086649` · 8/7/2021 · BALDWIN, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and back
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc.
- **Location:** 10901 Baldwin Road, BALDWIN, ILLINOIS, 62217
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At about 11:30 a.m. on August 7, 2021, an employee opened an inspection door on a furnace hopper and was burned by heated ash exiting the door. The employee suffered burns to the back and shoulder.

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