Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Knife River
Start: 10/12/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109703 · 10/12/2020 · Knife River

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement

Employer

Name: Knife River
Location: 3423 Marlin HWY Frontage Rd., WACO, TEXAS, 76705
NAICS: 236115
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A team member was unhooking the asphalt oil supply line from a tanker truck when hot asphalt oil sprayed onto his hands and arms causing burns that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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