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US Poly, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — ENNIS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at US Poly, Inc. in ENNIS, TEXAS
Employer US Poly, Inc. Report ID 2017032814
Address 3901 I-45 South City, State ZIP ENNIS, TEXAS 75119
Event Date March 28, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
Secondary Source Hoses
Industry (NAICS) 325991 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.30000, -96.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a hose to unload a tank of hot asphalt when the hose broke, allowing the asphalt to splash and burn the employee.

Incident Summary

On March 28, 2017, a worker at US Poly, Inc. in ENNIS, TEXAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with paving asphalt, asphaltic cement identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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