# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Western Specialty Contractors of America
> OSHA SIR `2016032473` · 3/22/2016 · DALLAS, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
## Employer
- **Name:** Western Specialty Contractors of America
- **Location:** 3225 Turtle Creek Blvd, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75219
- **NAICS:** 238990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee tripped on a step and fell forward. When he fell, his left hand entered tar and received burns.

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