# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Vermont Foundry Co.
> OSHA SIR `2025087947` · 8/12/2025 · VERMONT, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot (feet), toe(s)  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten metal, slag
- **Secondary source:** Cranes gantry, overhead, monorail, container
## Employer
- **Name:** Vermont Foundry Co.
- **Location:** 1005 North Main Street, VERMONT, ILLINOIS, 61484
- **NAICS:** 331529
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On August 12, 2025, an employee had just finished skimming slag from the top of a ladle of molten metal. They began to walk away while an overhead crane began moving the ladle. The latch that prevented the ladle from tipping came loose. The ladle tipped and spilled molten metal onto the floor and it burned both of the employee's feet.

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