# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Central States Roofing & Insulating Co.
> OSHA SIR `2015052929` · 5/17/2015 · COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Roofing asphalt, roofing tar
## Employer
- **Name:** Central States Roofing & Insulating Co.
- **Location:** 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkwy, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80918
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a bucket of hot asphalt.  He lost his balance and sat the bucket down, which caused the asphalt to splash on him.  The employee was hospitalized with burns.

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