Incident date: 2017-09-15
NAICS industry code: 324121

An employee disconnected what he thought was a steam hose but was actually a molten asphalt hose. The molten asphalt splashed his chest and arms, causing second degree burns.

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: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate