# Thermal burns  second degree at Allan Myers - Capital Asphalt Plant
> OSHA SIR `2024053815` · 5/1/2024 · WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Part of body  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Petroleum-based fuels
- **Secondary source:** Agitators, mixers earth, mineral
## Employer
- **Name:** Allan Myers - Capital Asphalt Plant
- **Location:** 4901 Shepherd Parkway SW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20032
- **NAICS:** 324121
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using diesel fuel in the asphalt mixing drum to encourage stuck asphalt to move. The diesel vaporized when it touched the hot drum surface and the diesel vapor caused first- and second-degree burns.

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