# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois
> OSHA SIR `2020021269` · 2/7/2020 · FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS
## 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:** Molten or hot metals, slag
- **Secondary source:** Casting machinery
## Employer
- **Name:** R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois
- **Location:** 3021 Cullerton Dr., FRANKLIN PARK, ILLINOIS, 60131
- **NAICS:** 331523
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a die cast machine. The top part of the die plunged at high velocity and hot metal was expelled, causing second- and third-degree burns to the employee's right arm, chest, and face.

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