# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at FTS USA
> OSHA SIR `2015107654` · 10/14/2015 · SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
## Employer
- **Name:** FTS USA
- **Location:** 16 Webster St, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01104
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 14, 2015, an employee was shoveling asphalt from a dump truck when the employee slipped and their left hand contacted the hot asphalt resulting in burns to the middle and pinky fingers.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*