# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at The Kearney Companies, LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2022021072` · 2/4/2022 · RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Arm(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- **Source:** Manhole and cistern covers
## Employer
- **Name:** The Kearney Companies, LLC.
- **Location:** Road 301, nearest to Big Bend Road, RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA, 33568
- **NAICS:** 238910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking backward to check on a sensor on an asphalt machine when he stepped onto a manhole cover that gave away. The employee slipped and fell onto the side of the manhole and the hot asphalt, resulting in a back injury and burns to his arms.

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