# Second degree heat (thermal) burns at C. Abbonizio Contractors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022087069` · 8/10/2022 · QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Second degree heat (thermal) burns
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
## Employer
- **Name:** C. Abbonizio Contractors, Inc.
- **Location:** 4059 East Cherry St, QUAKERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18951
- **NAICS:** 238190
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using an asphalt pour pot to patch holes in asphalt. The pot tipped over, and hot asphalt caused second-degree burns from his hands to his elbows. He was hospitalized.

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