# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Bristol Aluminum Company
> OSHA SIR `2022087706` · 8/30/2022 · LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
- **Secondary source:** Presses, except printing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Bristol Aluminum Company
- **Location:** 5514 Bristol Emilie Road, LEVITTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19057
- **NAICS:** 331318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a hydraulic chipper to clean a press when the conveyor lowered and the employee's leg was caught. The hot aluminum billet made contact with the employee's leg, resulting in a laceration and burn.

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