# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Hardinge Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2018010158` · 1/5/2018 · ELMIRA, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Chemical products, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Hardinge Inc.
- **Location:** One Hardinge Drive, ELMIRA, NEW YORK, 14902
- **NAICS:** 333512
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing parts for treating in a salt bath when molten salt was propelled from the salt pot, causing second and third degree burns to the employee's hands and abdomen.

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