Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at PROTECTO WRAP
Start: 2/28/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020021938 · 2/28/2020 · PROTECTO WRAP

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: Roofing asphalt, roofing tar

Employer

Name: PROTECTO WRAP
Location: 2255 S Delaware St., DENVER, COLORADO, 80223
NAICS: 326299
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing a sensor on a tank. The scale on the tank read zero so he thought the tank was empty. When he removed the sensor, hot asphalt sprayed out and the employee sustained second degree burns to the face and arm.

Source

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