# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Northern Metal & Roofing Co. Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019077578` · 7/24/2019 · GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Northern Metal & Roofing Co. Inc.
- **Location:** 320 Packerland Drive, GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN, 54303
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was heating tar with a propane torch. Tar and fire blew out of the tank when the valve came off. The employee suffered burns to the arms, legs and body.

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