# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Knife River Corporation South
> OSHA SIR `2019010378` · 1/12/2019 · BRYAN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Upper and lower limb(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Petroleum, crude oil
## Employer
- **Name:** Knife River Corporation South
- **Location:** 6310 State Hwy 21 West, BRYAN, TEXAS, 77807
- **NAICS:** 212321
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a tanker truck with hot asphalt oil. The hose came loose and splashed the employee with hot asphalt oil causing third degree burns to the arms and legs. The employee was hospitalized.

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