Thermal burns third degree or higher

Name: Thermal burns third degree or higher at Asphalt Contractors, Inc.
Start: 8/11/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025087898 · 8/11/2025 · Asphalt Contractors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Thermal burns third degree or higher

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Asphalt, tar unmolded
Secondary source: Hoses except machine

Employer

Name: Asphalt Contractors, Inc.
Location: 1380 N. McDonough Street, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA, 36104
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were offloading liquid asphalt from a tank truck using a hose. The hose came apart and hot asphalt was blown onto two employees. One of them suffered second- and third-degree burns on the hands, stomach, and thighs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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