GULF COAST UNDERGROUND, LLC

Fire small-scale, limited — Thermal burns degree unspecified — COLUMBUS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GULF COAST UNDERGROUND, LLC in COLUMBUS, GEORGIA
Employer GULF COAST UNDERGROUND, LLC Report ID 2024065810
Address 1704 34th St. City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, GEORGIA 31904
Event Date June 28, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns degree unspecified Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Fire small-scale, limited Source of Injury Petroleum-based fuels
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 324110 Inspection # 1760612
GPS Coordinates 32.49000, -84.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a safety can to fuel a 4" trash pump with gasoline. The fuel ignited and the employee sustained burns to their arms and hands.

Incident Summary

On June 28, 2024, a worker at GULF COAST UNDERGROUND, LLC in COLUMBUS, GEORGIA suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as fire small-scale, limited, with petroleum-based fuels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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