Incident date: 2017-08-15
NAICS industry code: 325194

An employee was steaming a pavement sealer when a gasket failed. Hot pavement sealer base blew out and struck the employee, burning the back of both legs and the right knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Sealants, waterproofers, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Knee(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate