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BITUMAR (GEORGIA), INC.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BITUMAR (GEORGIA), INC. in DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA
Employer BITUMAR (GEORGIA), INC. Report ID 20201211311
Address 7982 Huey Rd. City, State ZIP DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA 30134
Event Date December 2, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
Industry (NAICS) 324122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.76000, -84.73000

Incident Narrative

While assisting a coworker, an employee was cracking a suction line to determine if hot asphalt was unloading from a truck when they were sprayed with the 460 degree hot asphalt. The employee sustained second degree burns to the left side of their nose, cheek, ear lobe, chin, and part of their neck.

Incident Summary

On December 2, 2020, a worker at BITUMAR (GEORGIA), INC. in DOUGLASVILLE, GEORGIA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the head and neck. 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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