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Engineered Floors, LLC.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — DALTON, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Engineered Floors, LLC. in DALTON, GEORGIA
Employer Engineered Floors, LLC. Report ID 2021098056
Address 1025 Enterprise Dr City, State ZIP DALTON, GEORGIA 30721
Event Date September 18, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 314110 Inspection # 1557005
GPS Coordinates 34.69000, -84.94000

Incident Narrative

On September 18, 2021, at approximately 11:08 PM, a maintenance employee was repairing a heatset tunnel exit roller. The rubberized coating on the exit roller ruptured, blowing pressurized steam and hot water onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with second and third degree burns to the left arm, abdomen, and back.

Incident Summary

On September 18, 2021, a worker at Engineered Floors, LLC. in DALTON, GEORGIA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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