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Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2018088465 · 8/17/2018 · Sealcoating, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Wheelbarrow

Employer

Name
Sealcoating, Inc.
Location
Fall river Expressway, PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND, 02871
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a wheelbarrow to pour hot stone and rubber into a bridge plug joint when the wheelbarrow started to tip over. As he tried to stop it from falling, the hot rubber contacted his skin, causing a third degree burn to his right forearm between the wrist and elbow.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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