# Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at PEEK PAVEMENT MARKING, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20171111047` · 11/16/2017 · COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Head and neck
- **Nature of injury:** Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Contact with hot objects or substances
- **Source:** Plastics, resins, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** PEEK PAVEMENT MARKING, LLC
- **Location:** 4600 Peek Industrial Drive, COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, 31909
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was part of a crew that was placing stop bars, turn arrows, and crosswalks at an intersection. A vehicle entered the work zone and struck the thermoplastic handliner, which the crew was using to apply the roadway markings. The handliner is a small hand machine that uses molten thermoplastic (430 degrees F) to produce the markings. The impact of the vehicle on the handliner caused the molten material to splatter onto the injured employee, who suffered burns to the neck, right side of the face, and right ear.

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