# Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions at Arnold Magnetic Technologies
> OSHA SIR `2023054352` · 5/16/2023 · MARENGO, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree chemical burns and corrosions
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Arnold Magnetic Technologies
- **Location:** 300 N. WEST STREET, MARENGO, ILLINOIS, 60152
- **NAICS:** 334416
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was adding solid aluminum to molten steel when the crucible erupted. This caused a fire to occur in the area around the furnace. It is suspected that the molten steel splashed off the employee's chest and up through his face shield. The employee sustained second-and-third-degrees burns to his face and right hand.

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