Fractures and burns

Name: Fractures and burns at HG Meigs Asphalt Co.
Start: 9/27/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022098550 · 9/27/2022 · HG Meigs Asphalt Co.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Fractures and burns

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement

Employer

Name: HG Meigs Asphalt Co.
Location: 3979 Lakeland Road, SAUKVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53080
NAICS: 324121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was offloading asphalt from a truck to a tank. As the system was pressurized, hot asphalt struck the employee in the face and chest. The employee suffered burns to the face and chest, as well as a broken sternum and ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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