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Owens Corning Irving Roofing Plant

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — IRVING, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Owens Corning Irving Roofing Plant in IRVING, TEXAS
Employer Owens Corning Irving Roofing Plant Report ID 2021086980
Address 201 North Nursery Road City, State ZIP IRVING, TEXAS 75061
Event Date August 17, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Antifreeze
Secondary Source Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 324122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.81000, -96.93000

Incident Narrative

An employee was driving a forklift, moving pallets of finished product. He smelled something burning or melting and got out of the forklift. He traced a trail of antifreeze to the back of the vehicle; steam then shot out of the back of the vehicle. The employee sustained second-degree burns.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2021, a worker at Owens Corning Irving Roofing Plant in IRVING, TEXAS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with antifreeze identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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