Canyon Commercial Construction, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - PUEBLO, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Canyon Commercial Construction, Inc. in PUEBLO, Colorado
Employer Canyon Commercial Construction, Inc.
Address 2100 South Freeway Drive
City, State ZIP PUEBLO, Colorado 81004
Report ID 2019021384
Event Date February 7, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Molten or hot metals, slag
Industry (NAICS) 488210
Inspection # 1378297
GPS Coordinates 38.22000, -104.61000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was torch-cutting a flatbed railcar when he was showered with sparks and pieces of slag that penetrated his flame-resistant coat, causing severe burns to his left-side abdomen.

Incident Summary

On February 7, 2019, a worker at Canyon Commercial Construction, Inc. in PUEBLO, Colorado suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with molten or hot metals, slag identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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