Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at NORTHEAST ASPHALT INC
Start: 10/25/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011145 · 10/25/2019 · NORTHEAST ASPHALT INC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Furnaces, heaters

Employer

Name: NORTHEAST ASPHALT INC
Location: W7980 State Hwy 64, POUND, WISCONSIN, 54161
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lighting a pilot light on an asphalt heater when a flame came out through the pilot light access point, causing second degree burns over his face, left arm, and right hand. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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