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Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2019066109 · 6/18/2019 · Atlanta Terminal Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
Secondary source
Hoses

Employer

Name
Atlanta Terminal Company
Location
706 Manufactures Road, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE, 37405
NAICS
483211
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

On June 18, 2019, at approximately 1:30 AM, two employees were blowing out an asphalt hose after loading a barge when the lines pressurized and blew apart, spraying them with hot liquid asphalt. One of the employees was hospitalized with first, second, and third degree burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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