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Cockney Roofing, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — CLEARWATER, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cockney Roofing, Inc. in CLEARWATER, FLORIDA
Employer Cockney Roofing, Inc. Report ID 2016054504
Address 1486 Belleair Rd. City, State ZIP CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33756
Event Date May 23, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s) and finger(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Roofing asphalt, roofing tar
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 27.93000, -82.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was pouring hot tar from a tote bucket to a mop cart when the person mopping went to dip the mop. The hot tar then splashed up and inside of the employee's glove, burning his right forefinger, thumb, and hand.

Incident Summary

On May 23, 2016, a worker at Cockney Roofing, Inc. in CLEARWATER, FLORIDA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s) and finger(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with roofing asphalt, roofing tar identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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