# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at EAM Mosca Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20211210655` · 12/12/2021 · HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple arm locations, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Extruding machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** EAM Mosca Corporation
- **Location:** 675 Jaycee Drive, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18202
- **NAICS:** 326199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a plastic strap extruder. While attempting to untangle straps that were blocking the discharge area, his right arm became caught in the moving plastic straps, resulting in thermal and friction burns.

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