# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Tesla, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025076676` · 7/10/2025 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Parts and materials  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Elevators, hoists, lifts  unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Tesla, Inc.
- **Location:** 1 Tesla Rd., AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78725
- **NAICS:** 336111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was inspecting a casted part that weighed 330 pounds. The part fell from a lift assist onto the employee, striking his upper right arm and head. He suffered burns to the upper right arm and was hospitalized.

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