Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Western Construction, Inc.
Start: 5/13/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019054840 · 5/13/2019 · Western Construction, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers
Secondary source: Clothing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Western Construction, Inc.
Location: I-15 W site, POCATELLO, IDAHO, 83201
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a scraper to clean debris from an asphalt paver when his safety vest became caught on the paver and he was pulled in toward the auger. He was hospitalized with second and third degree burns from the mid-torso to the armpit. The paver was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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