# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Martin Resource Management Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017098873` · 9/15/2017 · HONDO, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
## Employer
- **Name:** Martin Resource Management Corporation
- **Location:** 429 Zachry Ln, HONDO, TEXAS, 78861
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee disconnected what he thought was a steam hose but was actually a molten asphalt hose. The molten asphalt splashed his chest and arms, causing second degree burns.

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