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Northern Metal & Roofing Co. Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Northern Metal & Roofing Co. Inc. in GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN
Employer Northern Metal & Roofing Co. Inc. Report ID 2019077578
Address 320 Packerland Drive City, State ZIP GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN 54303
Event Date July 24, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # 1418792
GPS Coordinates 44.53000, -88.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was heating tar with a propane torch. Tar and fire blew out of the tank when the valve came off. The employee suffered burns to the arms, legs and body.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2019, a worker at Northern Metal & Roofing Co. Inc. in GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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