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Western Construction, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — POCATELLO, IDAHO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Western Construction, Inc. in POCATELLO, IDAHO
Employer Western Construction, Inc. Report ID 2019054840
Address I-15 W site City, State ZIP POCATELLO, IDAHO 83201
Event Date May 13, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers
Secondary Source Clothing, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.88000, -112.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a scraper to clean debris from an asphalt paver when his safety vest became caught on the paver and he was pulled in toward the auger. He was hospitalized with second and third degree burns from the mid-torso to the armpit. The paver was running at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On May 13, 2019, a worker at Western Construction, Inc. in POCATELLO, IDAHO suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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