# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at CORNING INC.
> OSHA SIR `2019066577` · 6/30/2019 · CANTON, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Face, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fire, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** CORNING INC.
- **Location:** 334 COUNTY ROUTE 16, CANTON, NEW YORK, 13617
- **NAICS:** 327212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing a manual shutdown of a glass furnace during a power outage when a fire occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee's face.

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