# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at Atlas Roofing Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2024043181` · 4/11/2024 · MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and extremities
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Asphalt, tar  unmolded
- **Secondary source:** Hoses  except machine
## Employer
- **Name:** Atlas Roofing Corporation
- **Location:** 2322 Valley Road, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39307
- **NAICS:** 324122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring hot roofing tar (350 degrees Fahrenheit) from the truck to the tank when the hose connection to the truck came off, spraying them with hot tar. This resulted in burns to both hands and arms from the elbows down and on the right side of their head, including their ear.

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