Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at MCLENDON ENTERPRISES, INC.
Start: 5/10/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022054056 · 5/10/2022 · MCLENDON ENTERPRISES, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
Secondary source: Asphalt and concrete spreaders

Employer

Name: MCLENDON ENTERPRISES, INC.
Location: 2365 AIMWELL RD., VIDALIA, GEORGIA, 30474
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was training on the operation of the tack truck. Vibrations from the tack truck's engine moved the lever that activates the sprayer and hot liquefied tar was discharged onto the employee causing severe burns to both his forearms.

Source

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