Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Owens Corning, 8360 Market St., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77029
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the hand(s) and wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was disconnecting a hose at the unloading bay to move a vehicle to another location. The valve was not shut off at the time and hot asphalt was released, burning the top of both of the employee's hands and wrists. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHand(s) and wrist(s)Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
An employee was emptying a hopper into an outdoor roll-off container. The employee exited the forklift to dump the hopper when it tilted forward and their left hand was caught between the right fork and the bottom framework of the hopper. The employee sustained partial amputations to their index and middle fingers.
An employee was troubleshooting a belt and pulley system on a furnace. As the employee checked the tension on the belt, their fingers were pulled into the pulley, resulting in amputation of three fingertips. The belt and pulley system was not locked out at the time.
An employee connected a steam line to a hose to clean equipment when the fitting broke loose. They were struck by steam in the left inner thigh, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.
An employee was making tea when she noticed tea grinds were collecting on the side and water was no longer dripping through the funnel. The employee was checking the funnel when boiling water and tea grinds spilled onto the left side of her body. The employee sustained burns to her neck, back, and arm.
An employee had turned off the ball valve on a waterpipe system and was removing the plug when the coupling system attached to the strainer came apart. Hot water sprayed on his arm and back, resulting in first- and second-degree burns that required surgery.
An employee was using a shovel to remove waste vermiculite from molten zinc. The metal had been placed in a bin and partially hardened. The employee broke through the partially hardened metal; still-molten metal flowed to the employee's steel-toed right boot and entered through the cloth boot tongue. The employee suffered a third-degree burn to the right foot and was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 321918)
A temporary employee turned off a planer machine, opened the housing, and began clearing a jam. The machine's spinning blade caught his right hand and degloved the index finger.
An employee was adjusting the height of an ultraviolet (UV) lamp. She was electrocuted by the UV machine. She sustained burns on her left hand and an entry wound on the right forearm. The employee was hospitalized.
On August 14, 2025, an employee was rebuilding a tile-cutting die when their right wrist contacted the cutting blade, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
An employee was removing a jammed piece of scrap wood from the end of a machine saw when the wood pulled their right hand into the saw blade, resulting in an index finger amputation below the second knuckle.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.