A Florida construction company employee suffered severe burns to his legs and feet after becoming tripped in hot liquid asphalt – an incident in September, 2013 which has earned his company OSHA citations for ten serious safety and health violations. Proposed penalties are $63,360.
The worker had entered the hot liquid asphalt tank in order to cut out a section of piping. After he became trapped by the tar-like substance, it took eight hours to rescue him.