# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Wolf Paving Co. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2020109641` · 10/9/2020 · MADISON, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Parking lot, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Concrete parking blocks and barriers
## Employer
- **Name:** Wolf Paving Co. Inc.
- **Location:** Kavanaugh Restaurant, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53713
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a rake to grade hot asphalt in a parking lot. The employee tripped over a car stop and fell onto the hot asphalt, suffering second- and third-degree burns to the lower back and arm. The employee was hospitalized.

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