# Thermal burns  degree unspecified at J.R. Jurgensen Companies
> OSHA SIR `2025043699` · 4/21/2025 · CINCINNATI, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  degree unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Asphalt, tar  unmolded
- **Secondary source:** Tanker trucks
## Employer
- **Name:** J.R. Jurgensen Companies
- **Location:** 11641 Mosteller Road, CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45241
- **NAICS:** 237110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 21, 2025, at around 6:15 PM, an employee was working on a dual-tank asphalt distributor truck with reports of a clogged A/C line. When the return plug was removed, hot liquid asphalt projected out of the drain hole and onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to parts of his face, neck, and both arms.

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