# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Weir ESCO Newton
> OSHA SIR `2021087254` · 8/24/2021 · NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Weir ESCO Newton
- **Location:** 9098 Eastside Drive EXT, NEWTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39345
- **NAICS:** 332312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had just finished pouring a mold using a pouring ladle. The ladle would not stop pouring; while it was being moved by crane, it spilled molten metal onto the employee. The employee's right leg and foot were burned.

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