# Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Herrera Contractor Roofing LLC
> OSHA SIR `2022032498` · 3/20/2022 · TEXAS CITY, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Roofing asphalt, roofing tar
## Employer
- **Name:** Herrera Contractor Roofing LLC
- **Location:** 300 25th St North, TEXAS CITY, TEXAS, 77590
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was opening a hot tar kettle when the tar splashed the employee, causing second- and third-degree burns to the legs, face, and left arm.

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