# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at IMPERIAL ALUMINUM - MINERVA LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018077677` · 7/28/2018 · MINERVA, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple leg locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** IMPERIAL ALUMINUM - MINERVA LLC
- **Location:** 217 ROOSEVELT ST., MINERVA, OHIO, 44657
- **NAICS:** 331524
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working in the pit pulling impurities in the trough while facing backwards. The molten metal splashed and burned the employee's left leg. The employee received first and second degree burns to the thigh and calf areas.

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