# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at SIMCO Construction, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20241211248` · 12/5/2024 · REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Asphalt, tar  unmolded
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** SIMCO Construction, Inc.
- **Location:** 5417 Jungerman Rd, REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA, 35898
- **NAICS:** 238160
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On December 5, 2024, an employee was pouring hot asphalt from a kettle into a lugger using a flex hose. The pump was activated and the flex hose kicked out of the lugger lid. The employee was splashed with hot asphalt on the left side of their face and neck, resulting in burns.

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