Incident date: 2024-12-05
NAICS industry code: 238160

On December 5, 2024, an employee was pouring hot asphalt from a kettle into a lugger using a flex hose. The pump was activated and the flex hose kicked out of the lugger lid. The employee was splashed with hot asphalt on the left side of their face and neck, resulting in burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Asphalt, tar  unmolded
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Head and neck
severity: moderate