Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Atlas Roofing Corporation, 2322 Valley Road, MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI 39307
on , Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the head and extremities.
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Final narrative
An employee was transferring hot roofing tar (350 degrees Fahrenheit) from the truck to the tank when the hose connection to the truck came off, spraying them with hot tar. This resulted in burns to both hands and arms from the elbows down and on the right side of their head, including their ear.
HospitalizedHead and extremitiesAsphalt, tar unmolded