# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at SSAB Alabama, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022054394` · 5/19/2022 · AXIS, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), 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:** SSAB Alabama, Inc.
- **Location:** 12400 Highway 43 North, AXIS, ALABAMA, 36505
- **NAICS:** 331110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in an area where melted steel was being transported in a ladle. The metal burned through the ladle and production halted. When the employee stepped into a patch of dirt, hot debris particles flew between his fire safety boot and his pants, causing third-degree burns on his left leg and foot. He was hospitalized.

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