Baldwin Paving Company, Inc.
Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - AUSTELL, Georgia
| Employer | Baldwin Paving Company, Inc. |
| Address | 7520 Factory Shoals Rd |
| City, State ZIP | AUSTELL, Georgia 30168 |
| Report ID | 20191010320 |
| 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 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.77000, -84.58000 |
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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.
Context
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