Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at E.R. SNELL CONTRACTOR, INC.
Start: 5/19/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023054488 · 5/19/2023 · E.R. SNELL CONTRACTOR, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: E.R. SNELL CONTRACTOR, INC.
Location: 5601 Columbia Road, GROVETOWN, GEORGIA, 30813
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was opening the valve for the liquid asphalt hauler to make a delivery. The valve was opened from the storage tank that gravity fed the hanging hose for loading trucks. Liquid asphalt sprayed into the air, burning the employee on the left forearm, face, and ear.

Source

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