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Atlanta Terminal Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Atlanta Terminal Company in CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE
Employer Atlanta Terminal Company Report ID 2019066109
Address 706 Manufactures Road City, State ZIP CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE 37405
Event Date June 18, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
Secondary Source Hoses
Industry (NAICS) 483211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.05000, -85.32000

Incident Narrative

On June 18, 2019, at approximately 1:30 AM, two employees were blowing out an asphalt hose after loading a barge when the lines pressurized and blew apart, spraying them with hot liquid asphalt. One of the employees was hospitalized with first, second, and third degree burns.

Incident Summary

On June 18, 2019, a worker at Atlanta Terminal Company in CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with paving asphalt, asphaltic cement identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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