Incident date: 2018-08-01
NAICS industry code: 324122

An employee was cleaning a lab when he attempted to grab what he thought was an empty black container. The container had hot asphalt in it and caused the employee to jerk back. As he jerked back, the hot asphalt dripped down his left hand, causing second degree burns to his fingers and palm.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
code_nature: title: Second degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Hand(s) and finger(s)
severity: moderate