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CENTRAL STATES ROOFING CO.

Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CENTRAL STATES ROOFING CO. in COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO
Employer CENTRAL STATES ROOFING CO. Report ID 2019066317
Address 445 Jersey Lane City, State ZIP COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80911
Event Date June 24, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Event Type Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. Source of Injury Roofs, unspecified
Secondary Source Roofing asphalt, roofing tar
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # 1411399
GPS Coordinates 38.72000, -104.71000

Incident Narrative

An employee was applying hot asphalt to material layers. As the employee moved toward a parapet wall to cut a roll of felt, the employee slipped and fell forward. The employee's hand then entered the mop cart that contained the hot asphalt, causing third degree burns to the right hand and wrist.

Incident Summary

On June 24, 2019, a worker at CENTRAL STATES ROOFING CO. in COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the hand(s) and wrist(s). The incident was classified as fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c., with roofs, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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