# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Madden Gulf Coast, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2023109880` · 10/25/2023 · WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **2 hospitalizations**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
- **Source:** Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
- **Secondary source:** Welding, cutting, and blow torches
## Employer
- **Name:** Madden Gulf Coast, LLC
- **Location:** 710 River Road, WESTWEGO, LOUISIANA, 70094
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

Two employees were removing residual hot mix asphalt with a torch inside a silo before mixing a new batch of asphalt. The asphalt became hot enough to ignite fumes inside the silo, which resulted in a flash fire. Both employees sustained burns to their hands, arms, and face.

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