Incident date: 2017-10-11
NAICS industry code: 237310

An employee was operating a tar truck on the highway and noticed a problem with the equipment. He exited the cab of the vehicle and noticed a large amount of hot tar coming from the valve of the equipment. He slipped on the tar and fell to the ground, contacting the 240-degree tar. He received burns on his hands and back.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slipping
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
severity: moderate