# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Alcast Company
> OSHA SIR `20221110307` · 11/23/2022 · PEORIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), 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:** Alcast Company
- **Location:** 8821 N University St, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61615
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 23, 2022, at approximately 11:30 p.m., an employee was ladling aluminum from a crucible when molten metal spilled onto their right foot. The employee was hospitalized with third-degree burns.

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