# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Imperial Aluminum - Scottsboro LLC
> OSHA SIR `20231110706` · 11/20/2023 · SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **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:** Imperial Aluminum - Scottsboro LLC
- **Location:** 7525 Roy Owens Boulevard, SCOTTSBORO, ALABAMA, 35768
- **NAICS:** 331314
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was skimming a sow pan containing molten aluminum when the aluminum caused third degree burns to their left calf and foot.

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