Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at BITUMAR (GEORGIA), INC.
Start: 12/2/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201211311 · 12/2/2020 · BITUMAR (GEORGIA), INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: BITUMAR (GEORGIA), INC.
Location: 7982 Huey Rd., DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA, 30134
NAICS: 324122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While assisting a coworker, an employee was cracking a suction line to determine if hot asphalt was unloading from a truck when they were sprayed with the 460 degree hot asphalt. The employee sustained second degree burns to the left side of their nose, cheek, ear lobe, chin, and part of their neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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