PEEK PAVEMENT MARKING, LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - COLUMBUS, Georgia
| Employer | PEEK PAVEMENT MARKING, LLC |
| Address | 4600 Peek Industrial Drive |
| City, State ZIP | COLUMBUS, Georgia 31909 |
| Report ID | 20171111047 |
| Event Date | November 16, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Head and neck |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Source of Injury | Plastics, resins, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237310 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.52161, -84.91374 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was part of a crew that was placing stop bars, turn arrows, and crosswalks at an intersection. A vehicle entered the work zone and struck the thermoplastic handliner, which the crew was using to apply the roadway markings. The handliner is a small hand machine that uses molten thermoplastic (430 degrees F) to produce the markings. The impact of the vehicle on the handliner caused the molten material to splatter onto the injured employee, who suffered burns to the neck, right side of the face, and right ear.
Incident Summary
On November 16, 2017, a worker at PEEK PAVEMENT MARKING, LLC in COLUMBUS, Georgia suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the head and neck. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with plastics, resins, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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