Incident date: 2016-10-04
NAICS industry code: 484230

Two employees were offloading asphalt flux when one of the employee's unhooked the hose from the trailer, which caused a release of product. The asphalt flux contacted the injured employee's arms, chest, and chin.  He was hospitalized with second and third degree burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate