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H B Fuller Company

Contact with hot objects or substances — First degree heat (thermal) burns — DALTON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at H B Fuller Company in DALTON, GEORGIA
Employer H B Fuller Company Report ID 2017043769
Address 1702 kimberly Park drive City, State ZIP DALTON, GEORGIA 30720
Event Date April 27, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury First degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Resins
Industry (NAICS) 325520 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.79000, -84.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was examining a tank of hot resin when the mixer turned on and hot resin overflowed onto the employee's arms. The employee was hospitalized for first degree burns to both arms.

Incident Summary

On April 27, 2017, a worker at H B Fuller Company in DALTON, GEORGIA suffered first degree heat (thermal) burns to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with resins identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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