Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Carroll & Carroll, Inc.
Start: 2/25/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016021720 · 2/25/2016 · Carroll & Carroll, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
Secondary source: Asphalt and concrete spreaders

Employer

Name: Carroll & Carroll, Inc.
Location: Hwy. 204 and King George, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, 31416
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to unclog an asphalt distribution (spreading) machine. When he opened up a porthole, the pressurized pump caused hot liquid asphalt to shoot out and burn the palm of his right hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown