# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Grede Wisconsin Subsidiaries, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015086287` · 8/31/2015 · REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(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:** Grede Wisconsin Subsidiaries, LLC
- **Location:** 700 Ash Street, REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN, 53959
- **NAICS:** 331511
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 2:00 PM on 8/31/15, an employee was trying to retrieve the tip of a plunger that fell into a molten metal receiver. As he reached to retrieve the plunger, molten metal contacted and burned his left hand, requiring hospitalization.

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