# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Valmet, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022010241` · 1/10/2022 · WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Molten or hot metals, slag
## Employer
- **Name:** Valmet, Inc.
- **Location:** 831 Progress Ave., WAUKESHA, WISCONSIN, 53186
- **NAICS:** 331513
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring a furnace sample from a furnace to a water bucket using a ladle. The sample fell into his boot, severely burning his right leg and foot.

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