E.R. SNELL CONTRACTOR, INC.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - GROVETOWN, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at E.R. SNELL CONTRACTOR, INC. in GROVETOWN, Georgia
Employer E.R. SNELL CONTRACTOR, INC.
Address 5601 Columbia Road
City, State ZIP GROVETOWN, Georgia 30813
Report ID 2023054488
Event Date May 19, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
Industry (NAICS) 237310
GPS Coordinates 33.51000, -82.23000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was opening the valve for the liquid asphalt hauler to make a delivery. The valve was opened from the storage tank that gravity fed the hanging hose for loading trucks. Liquid asphalt sprayed into the air, burning the employee on the left forearm, face, and ear.

Incident Summary

On May 19, 2023, a worker at E.R. SNELL CONTRACTOR, INC. in GROVETOWN, Georgia suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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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