Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Cockney Roofing, Inc.
Start: 5/23/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016054504 · 5/23/2016 · Cockney Roofing, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Roofing asphalt, roofing tar

Employer

Name: Cockney Roofing, Inc.
Location: 1486 Belleair Rd., CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33756
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pouring hot tar from a tote bucket to a mop cart when the person mopping went to dip the mop. The hot tar then splashed up and inside of the employee's glove, burning his right forefinger, thumb, and hand.

Source

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