Joseph McCormick Construction Co., Inc.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - ERIE, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Joseph McCormick Construction Co., Inc. |
| Address | Route 20 & Hannon Road |
| City, State ZIP | ERIE, Pennsylvania 16510 |
| Report ID | 2020087945 |
| Event Date | August 21, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Road grading and surfacing machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238910 |
| Inspection # | 1489600 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.13000, -85.46000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee had been conducting flagging operations at an intersection where other employees were applying hot tar to the road. The employee went to get onto the hot tar buggy to ride to the next intersection but fell off the buggy and landed in hot tar that had puddled on the road. The employee sustained burns to his left arm and right hand. He also sustained a bruised left leg.
Incident Summary
On August 21, 2020, a worker at Joseph McCormick Construction Co., Inc. in ERIE, Pennsylvania suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with road grading and surfacing machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
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