# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at STAHL SPECIALTY COMPANY
> OSHA SIR `2015010065` · 1/4/2015 · KINGSVILLE, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** STAHL SPECIALTY COMPANY
- **Location:** 111 E. Pacific, KINGSVILLE, MISSOURI, 64061
- **NAICS:** 331521
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On or about January 4, 2015, an employee was injured while running a gas sample. The employee was dipping out a sample with a sample cup using tongs. When he put the cup in, the hot metal splashed on him, causing burns to the ring finger and little finger on his right hand.  The employee was admitted to the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas.

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