Incident date: 2018-07-02
NAICS industry code: 238160

An employee was carrying buckets of hot tar to perform roofing activities when he tripped and lost his balance. The hot tar contacted his body, causing third degree burns to both of his hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Roofing asphalt, roofing tar
code_nature: title: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
code_body: title: Hand(s), unspecified
severity: moderate