# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at JRD Contractors LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018076606` · 7/2/2018 · PORT LAVACA, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Roofing asphalt, roofing tar
## Employer
- **Name:** JRD Contractors LLC
- **Location:** 705 N Nueces Street, PORT LAVACA, TEXAS, 77979
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying buckets of hot tar to perform roofing activities when he tripped and lost his balance. The hot tar contacted his body, causing third degree burns to both of his hands.

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