# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Alcast, LLC dba Alcast Company
> OSHA SIR `2025021066` · 2/3/2025 · PEORIA, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Molten metal, slag
- **Secondary source:** Water, liquids nonchemical
## Employer
- **Name:** Alcast, LLC dba Alcast Company
- **Location:** 8821 N University St, PEORIA, ILLINOIS, 61615
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a mold machine when a pouring ladle that was coated with a water-based paste was submerged in molten aluminum. The moisture caused an explosion, resulting in severe burns over his body.

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