# Thermal burns  third degree or higher at Madison-Kipp Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2025021867` · 2/26/2025 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Leg(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  third degree or higher
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten metal, slag
- **Secondary source:** Casting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** Madison-Kipp Corporation
- **Location:** 166 South Fair Oaks Avenue, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53704
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

The injured employee was connecting a scrap conveyor because of a machine startup. They were connecting a plug above their head. A die-cast case cell had a malfunction while making a part and the die-cast machine ejected molten aluminum that struck the injured employee approximately 25 feet away. The employee sustained second- and third-degree burns to their left leg.

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