# First degree heat (thermal) burns at DEI, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161110799` · 11/17/2016 · BRONX, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** First degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Roofing asphalt, roofing tar
- **Secondary source:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
## Employer
- **Name:** DEI, Inc.
- **Location:** 2950 Bronx Park East, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10467
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was standing on the roof top of a truck supplying hot asphalt (400 degrees). The hot pipe became loose and had a slight leak. The employee was trying to tighten it when the pipe burst and splashed him with the hot asphalt, causing first degree burns to the face and arms.

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