# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at ERIE STEEL LTD.
> OSHA SIR `2023032718` · 3/27/2023 · TOLEDO, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Trunk, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Forging machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** ERIE STEEL LTD.
- **Location:** 5540 JACKMAN ROAD, TOLEDO, OHIO, 43613
- **NAICS:** 332811
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On March 27, 2023, at approximately 8:20 AM, an employee was performing routine startup tasks on a furnace that was shutdown. As the employee ignited the pilots, they sustained burns to the torso.

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