Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Texas Materials Group, 12301 Camp Bowie West, ALEDO, TEXAS 76008
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the upper and lower limb(s).
Final narrative
On September 13, 2019, at 9:50 A.M., an employee was disconnecting a hose from an asphaltic cement tanker when hot asphaltic cement material contacted and burned his hands, arms, and knees. The tanker valve was not closed at the time of the incident.
HospitalizedUpper and lower limb(s)Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
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