# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at Harsco Environmental a division of Enviri Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20241211941` · 12/30/2024 · CALVERT, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and wrist(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Dusts, powder residue
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Harsco Environmental a division of Enviri Corporation
- **Location:** 1 Thyssen Krupp Dr, CALVERT, ALABAMA, 36513
- **NAICS:** 423930
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating an excavator at the bottom of a hill. A haul truck dumped processed slag at the top of the hill, causing hot dust to travel to the bottom of the hill and enter the excavator. The employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to their hands and wrists.

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