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Central States Roofing & Insulating Co.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — LIMON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Central States Roofing & Insulating Co. in LIMON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, COLORADO
Employer Central States Roofing & Insulating Co. Report ID 2021021659
Address 49030 Colorado Highway 71 South (Limon Correctional Facility) City, State ZIP LIMON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, COLORADO 80826
Event Date February 23, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
Industry (NAICS) 238160 Inspection # 1517226
GPS Coordinates 39.25000, -103.69000

Incident Narrative

On February 23, 2021, an employee was placing an asphalt keg into a kettle. The keg slipped and hot asphalt splashed out of the kettle and onto the employee's face. The employee suffered facial burns and was hospitalized, requiring surgery to remove the asphalt.

Incident Summary

On February 23, 2021, a worker at Central States Roofing & Insulating Co. in LIMON CORRECTIONAL FACILITY, COLORADO suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the face, 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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