Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at CENTRAL STATES ROOFING CO.
Start: 6/24/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019066317 · 6/24/2019 · CENTRAL STATES ROOFING CO.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Roofs, unspecified
Secondary source: Roofing asphalt, roofing tar

Employer

Name: CENTRAL STATES ROOFING CO.
Location: 445 Jersey Lane, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, 80911
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was applying hot asphalt to material layers. As the employee moved toward a parapet wall to cut a roll of felt, the employee slipped and fell forward. The employee's hand then entered the mop cart that contained the hot asphalt, causing third degree burns to the right hand and wrist.

Source

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