Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Kimrad Transport, LP
Start: 4/23/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015042286 · 4/23/2015 · Kimrad Transport, LP

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Whole body
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
Secondary source: Trailers

Employer

Name: Kimrad Transport, LP
Location: 3333 Midway St., SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71109
NAICS: 484230
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee operating an asphalt tank truck was attempting to open the hatch on the trailer to unload the asphalt. The hatch blew open and hot asphalt landed on the employee's body. The employee fell off the trailer and was burned by the hot asphalt. The employee suffered second and third degree burns over his entire body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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