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Qualawash Holdings, LLC.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Qualawash Holdings, LLC. in GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA
Employer Qualawash Holdings, LLC. Report ID 2019087894
Address 45 Sonny Perdue Drive City, State ZIP GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA 31405
Event Date August 1, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple leg locations, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.03000, -81.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to flush a liquid bulk tank trailer with hot water. Hot water splashed from a valve in an adjacent bay onto the employee's left leg, burning the calf and the back of the thigh.

Incident Summary

On August 1, 2019, a worker at Qualawash Holdings, LLC. in GARDEN CITY, GEORGIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple leg locations, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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