Trinity Pacific Concrete Service, LLC

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns - MABLETON, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Trinity Pacific Concrete Service, LLC in MABLETON, Georgia
Employer Trinity Pacific Concrete Service, LLC
Address Whitefield Academy, 1 Whitefield Dr.
City, State ZIP MABLETON, Georgia 30126
Report ID 20181010511
Event Date October 11, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source of Injury Methyl ethyl ketone
Industry (NAICS) 238330
Inspection # 1354130
GPS Coordinates 33.82346, -84.51003

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Incident Narrative

An employee was spreading MEK solvent on the floor with a broom when a pilot light ignited, causing a fire. The employee suffered first-through third-degree burns on the chest, hands, and arms.

Incident Summary

On October 11, 2018, a worker at Trinity Pacific Concrete Service, LLC in MABLETON, Georgia suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with methyl ethyl ketone identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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