Lori's Transportation & Excavation, LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — JONESBORO, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lori's Transportation & Excavation, LLC in JONESBORO, GEORGIA
Employer Lori's Transportation & Excavation, LLC Report ID 2018088118
Address Intersection of Saybrook Trail and Saybrook Court City, State ZIP JONESBORO, GEORGIA 30236
Event Date August 8, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Tars, sealants, caulking, insulation, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.54000, -84.32000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to clean out a tack truck when the spray bar expelled tar/tack onto the employee. He suffered second degree burns to the right side of his face, ear, neck, chest, and arm.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2018, a worker at Lori's Transportation & Excavation, LLC in JONESBORO, GEORGIA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with tars, sealants, caulking, insulation, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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