Contact with hot objects or substances · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Final narrative
An employee was loading asphalt from a storage tank into a tanker truck from an above ground asphalt loading rack. After removing the loading spout from the tanker and placing a bucket drip pan under it, the employee stepped onto the crows nest of the truck to close the loading hatch. Residual asphalt (approximately 370 degrees F) in the loading line spilled out of the spout, into the bucket, and splashed down onto the employee below. The employee sustained second-degree burns to the back of his head, neck, ears, and side of his face near the jawline. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHead and neckRoofing asphalt, roofing tar
An employee connected a steam line to a hose to clean equipment when the fitting broke loose. They were struck by steam in the left inner thigh, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.
An employee was making tea when she noticed tea grinds were collecting on the side and water was no longer dripping through the funnel. The employee was checking the funnel when boiling water and tea grinds spilled onto the left side of her body. The employee sustained burns to her neck, back, and arm.
An employee had turned off the ball valve on a waterpipe system and was removing the plug when the coupling system attached to the strainer came apart. Hot water sprayed on his arm and back, resulting in first- and second-degree burns that required surgery.
An employee was using a shovel to remove waste vermiculite from molten zinc. The metal had been placed in a bin and partially hardened. The employee broke through the partially hardened metal; still-molten metal flowed to the employee's steel-toed right boot and entered through the cloth boot tongue. The employee suffered a third-degree burn to the right foot and was hospitalized.