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East Alabama Paving Company, Inc

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — SMITHS STATION, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at East Alabama Paving Company, Inc in SMITHS STATION, ALABAMA
Employer East Alabama Paving Company, Inc Report ID 2023054481
Address 201 CR 379 City, State ZIP SMITHS STATION, ALABAMA 36877
Event Date May 19, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1672031
GPS Coordinates 32.56000, -85.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the bars of his tack truck when hot asphalt cement sprayed on him. He suffered second-degree burns to the neck.

Incident Summary

On May 19, 2023, a worker at East Alabama Paving Company, Inc in SMITHS STATION, ALABAMA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. 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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