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Sealcoating, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sealcoating, Inc. in PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND
Employer Sealcoating, Inc. Report ID 2018088465
Address Fall river Expressway City, State ZIP PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND 02871
Event Date August 17, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Wheelbarrow
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.62000, -71.24000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a wheelbarrow to pour hot stone and rubber into a bridge plug joint when the wheelbarrow started to tip over. As he tried to stop it from falling, the hot rubber contacted his skin, causing a third degree burn to his right forearm between the wrist and elbow.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2018, a worker at Sealcoating, Inc. in PORTSMOUTH, RHODE ISLAND suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with parts and materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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