# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at United Roofing Mfg. Co., Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2021064448` · 6/1/2021 · EUTAW, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and trunk
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Roofing asphalt, roofing tar
## Employer
- **Name:** United Roofing Mfg. Co., Inc.
- **Location:** 861 Finches Ferry Road, EUTAW, ALABAMA, 35462
- **NAICS:** 324122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee emptied the contents of a truck into a tank and then closed the valve on the truck. While taking the asphalt transfer hose off the truck, residual liquid asphalt splashed on his face and chest resulting in second degree burns.

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