Incident date: 2016-11-17
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was standing on the roof top of a truck supplying hot asphalt (400 degrees). The hot pipe became loose and had a slight leak. The employee was trying to tighten it when the pipe burst and splashed him with the hot asphalt, causing first degree burns to the face and arms.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Roofing asphalt, roofing tar
code_nature: title: First degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate