Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Duncan Construction Corp.
Start: 6/30/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021065327 · 6/30/2021 · Duncan Construction Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Trip over an object without fall
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary source: Tarps, plastic or fabric sheeting

Employer

Name: Duncan Construction Corp.
Location: 1732 Brentwood Drive, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA, 33756
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was carrying a bucket of hot roofing tar. He was walking to the back of the building when the wind blew a tarp into his path and onto his feet. The employee stumbled and hot tar fell out of the bucket, landing on the employee's arms, from the elbows to the hands. The employee sustained third and fourth degree burns requiring surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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