Incident date: 2022-09-27
NAICS industry code: 324121

An employee was offloading asphalt from a truck to a tank. As the system was pressurized, hot asphalt struck the employee in the face and chest. The employee suffered burns to the face and chest, as well as a broken sternum and ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by discharged object or substance
code_source: title: Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
code_nature: title: Fractures and burns
code_body: title: Head and trunk
severity: moderate