NG Companies

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at NG Companies in FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
Employer NG Companies Report ID 2021076284
Address 8220 Bragg Blvd, Spring Lake City, State ZIP FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 28301
Event Date July 28, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.15000, -78.96000

Incident Narrative

On July 28, 2021, an NG Companies employee was about to transfer mud to a bore pit. He had put the hydro excavation truck in position for the debris transfer and prepared it. When he opened a knife valve, hot water sprayed through the flange onto him, causing second-degree burns to his face, right arm, and right hand; a third-degree burn to part of the right arm; and a broken collarbone. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2021, a worker at NG Companies in FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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