# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Aluminum Castings Company
> OSHA SIR `2024098402` · 9/10/2024 · GALESBURG, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten metal, slag
- **Secondary source:** Gloves, handguards  except disposable, electric insulating
## Employer
- **Name:** Aluminum Castings Company
- **Location:** 340 SOUTH KELLOGG STREET, GALESBURG, ILLINOIS, 61401
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On September 10, 2024, at approximately 5:55 AM, an employee suffered burns to his right hand as he was removing a ladle from a furnace and the cup made contact with the side of the furnace, splashing molten aluminum into his glove. The employee was hospitalized with burns to his right hand.

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