Lydick-Hooks Roofing of Lubbock, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lydick-Hooks Roofing of Lubbock, Inc. in LUBBOCK, TEXAS
Employer Lydick-Hooks Roofing of Lubbock, Inc. Report ID 2018099366
Address 16320 TX-493 Loop City, State ZIP LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79423
Event Date September 11, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Roofing asphalt, roofing tar
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # 1346114
GPS Coordinates 33.44000, -101.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was carrying hot tar for a roofing installation when the tar burned him.

Incident Summary

On September 11, 2018, a worker at Lydick-Hooks Roofing of Lubbock, Inc. in LUBBOCK, TEXAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with roofing asphalt, roofing tar identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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