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Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 20191111874 · 11/14/2019 · Transwaste Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forehead
Nature of injury
Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Lubricating greases, cutting oils

Employer

Name
Transwaste Services, LLC
Location
361 McMath Mill Rd., AMERICUS, GEORGIA, 31719
NAICS
562111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was trying to remove a damaged hydraulic hose on a roll-off truck. The employee was using a wrench and heat to loosen a tight connection. When the connection loosened, residual hot hydraulic fluid in the line leaked on the employee's forehead, burning it. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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