# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at OSCO Industries Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2023086998` · 8/2/2023 · NEW BOSTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** OSCO Industries Inc.
- **Location:** 202 Vine Street, NEW BOSTON, OHIO, 45662
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was releasing slag from a spout on a pot when it became clogged. Molten iron spewed out, causing burns to the employee's right side of the stomach. The employee was hospitalized.

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