# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Ritchey Metals Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024031931` · 3/2/2024 · CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten metal, slag
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Ritchey Metals Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 30 Georgetown Road, CANONSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 15317
- **NAICS:** 331529
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Molten metal was being ladled out of a mold when it burned an employee's right forearm and hand.

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