Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Asphalt Producers LLC, 171 County Rd 202, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72404
on , Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the shoulder(s) and arm(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was preparing to unload liquid asphalt from the tanker truck into the storage tank at the asphalt plant. Hot oil splashed onto the employee after the cap was removed to hook up the hose. The employee sustained burns to the arms and shoulders (4.5% of his body). The safety valve was not closed at the time of the incident.
HospitalizedShoulder(s) and arm(s)Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement