Incident date: 2024-04-11
NAICS industry code: 324122

An employee was transferring hot roofing tar (350 degrees Fahrenheit) from the truck to the tank when the hose connection to the truck came off, spraying them with hot tar. This resulted in burns to both hands and arms from the elbows down and on the right side of their head, including their ear.

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 extremities
severity: moderate