Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Asphalt and Fuel Transport, LLC
Start: 12/28/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201212027 · 12/28/2020 · Asphalt and Fuel Transport, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Asphalt and Fuel Transport, LLC
Location: Aptus Manufacturing, PRYOR, OKLAHOMA, 74361
NAICS: 424710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing a hose from a truck. Pressure in the hose caused asphalt to blow back on the employee, who suffered second-degree burns to the left hand and chemical burns to the face and neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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