# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Empire Steel Erectors, LP
> OSHA SIR `20181010216` · 10/3/2018 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Other structural fire without collapse
- **Source:** Building, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Empire Steel Erectors, LP
- **Location:** 5400 Vale Divide, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78738
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While fighting a rooftop fire, two employees slipped on melted tar. The tar got on their hands and arms, causing second-degree burns.

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