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MOR PPM, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — PALATKA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at MOR PPM, Inc. in PALATKA, FLORIDA
Employer MOR PPM, Inc. Report ID 2022076290
Address 890 HWY 17 North City, State ZIP PALATKA, FLORIDA 32177
Event Date July 19, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.73000, -81.63000

Incident Narrative

An employee was washing out the rear of a vacuum truck using a fire hose to remove fly ash. A large clump of ash and mud came out of the truck and splashed the employee causing burns to their lower body from the hip down.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2022, a worker at MOR PPM, Inc. in PALATKA, FLORIDA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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