# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Braddock Metallurgical
> OSHA SIR `2022108982` · 10/12/2022 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Braddock Metallurgical
- **Location:** 1050 Lagrange Boulevard Southwest, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30336
- **NAICS:** 332811
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a ladder, cutting wires in a furnace to perform testing. Residual gas in the furnace ignited and burned both the employee's arms.

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