# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Koppers, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017087814` · 8/15/2017 · FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Sealants, waterproofers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Koppers, Inc.
- **Location:** 810 Koppers Road, FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26037
- **NAICS:** 325194
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was steaming a pavement sealer when a gasket failed. Hot pavement sealer base blew out and struck the employee, burning the back of both legs and the right knee.

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