Thermal burns degree unspecified

Name: Thermal burns degree unspecified at El Sol Contracting & Construction Corp.
Start: 12/3/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211170 · 12/3/2024 · El Sol Contracting & Construction Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and extremities
Nature of injury: Thermal burns degree unspecified

Cause

Event: Roadway collision with other vehicle(s) unspecified
Source: Dump trucks
Secondary source: Roadway vehicle motorized, unspecified

Employer

Name: El Sol Contracting & Construction Corp.
Location: George Washington Bridge, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10032
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was filling gaps in new asphalt on a bridge when a vehicle entered the closed lane and struck the rear passenger side of the dump truck that the employee was standing on. This caused the employee to be splashed with hot AC-20 asphalt, resulting in burns to his hands, face, and right eye. He also fell approximately 4 feet from the back of the truck to the ground.

Source

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