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Railroad Resource Services, LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — MOBILE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Railroad Resource Services, LLC in MOBILE, ALABAMA
Employer Railroad Resource Services, LLC Report ID 2019088214
Address 835 Cochrane Causeway City, State ZIP MOBILE, ALABAMA 36610
Event Date August 9, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
Industry (NAICS) 488210 Inspection # 1423458
GPS Coordinates 30.70000, -88.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was filling a tanker with hot asphalt when the asphalt blew back and struck his face under his face shield. He suffered burns to his face and upper body.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2019, a worker at Railroad Resource Services, LLC in MOBILE, ALABAMA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, unspecified. 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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