# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Fittings, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20171211604` · 12/7/2017 · FORT WORTH, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Fittings, Inc.
- **Location:** 3300 Fisher Ave, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76111
- **NAICS:** 332721
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pouring molten aluminum into a mold when another employee activated a lever that opened the mold, spilling aluminum onto the injured employee. The employee suffered burns to the lower right leg and foot.

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