# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt LLC
> OSHA SIR `2016098750` · 9/15/2016 · IRVING, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Roofing asphalt, roofing tar
## Employer
- **Name:** Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt LLC
- **Location:** 209 N. Nusery Rd., IRVING, TEXAS, 75061
- **NAICS:** 324122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was beginning to install a thermocouple. He pulled out a plug and discovered it was not connected to a thermowell, but was plugged directly into the asphalt storage tank. When the plug was removed, 295  F asphalt splashed out of the tank and onto his hands, upper chest, and neck. He received second degree, partial thickness burns.

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