Baldwin Paving Company, Inc.

Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — AUSTELL, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Baldwin Paving Company, Inc. in AUSTELL, GEORGIA
Employer Baldwin Paving Company, Inc. Report ID 20191010320
Address 7520 Factory Shoals Rd City, State ZIP AUSTELL, GEORGIA 30168
Event Date October 2, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving Source of Injury Co-worker
Secondary Source Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 33.77000, -84.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in a verbal altercation with a coworker. The site foreman intervened and the employee began walking away. As the employee was walking away, the coworker assaulted him from behind with a punch to the head. He lost consciousness and fell into hot asphalt that had been freshly poured nearby. He was hospitalized with burns to the left side of the face, the left shoulder, and left forearm.

Incident Summary

On October 2, 2019, a worker at Baldwin Paving Company, Inc. in AUSTELL, GEORGIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as hitting, kicking, beating, shoving, with co-worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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