# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Pittman Construction Company
> OSHA SIR `2021098303` · 9/26/2021 · DEMOREST, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Explosion, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Road grading and surfacing machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pittman Construction Company
- **Location:** 1090 Double Spring Road, DEMOREST, GEORGIA, 30535
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were preparing to unclog a jacketed hot oil line on an asphalt concrete unit. They were using a propane torch to heat up the asphalt when the asphalt concrete unit exploded. The employees suffered burns to their arms and upper torsos.

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