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Thermal burns second degree

1 hospitalization · 2024053815 · 5/1/2024 · Allan Myers - Capital Asphalt Plant

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Part of body unspecified
Nature of injury
Thermal burns second degree

Cause

Event
Contact with hot objects or substances
Source
Petroleum-based fuels
Secondary source
Agitators, mixers earth, mineral

Employer

Name
Allan Myers - Capital Asphalt Plant
Location
4901 Shepherd Parkway SW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20032
NAICS
324121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using diesel fuel in the asphalt mixing drum to encourage stuck asphalt to move. The diesel vaporized when it touched the hot drum surface and the diesel vapor caused first- and second-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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