# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Asphalt Producers LLC
> OSHA SIR `2018077313` · 7/19/2018 · JONESBORO, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
## Employer
- **Name:** Asphalt Producers LLC
- **Location:** 171 County Rd 202, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72404
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to unload liquid asphalt from the tanker truck into the storage tank at the asphalt plant. Hot oil splashed onto the employee after the cap was removed to hook up the hose. The employee sustained burns to the arms and shoulders (4.5% of his body). The safety valve was not closed at the time of the incident.

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