# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Pinson Valley Heat Treating Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20211211161` · 12/30/2021 · PINSON, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Pinson Valley Heat Treating Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 6179 Sunrise Drive, PINSON, ALABAMA, 35126
- **NAICS:** 332811
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was shutting off a furnace when residual gases in the furnace ignited, causing burns to their face, neck, and left arm.

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