Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wolf Paving Co. Inc., Kavanaugh Restaurant, MADISON, WISCONSIN 53713
on — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a rake to grade hot asphalt in a parking lot. The employee tripped over a car stop and fell onto the hot asphalt, suffering second- and third-degree burns to the lower back and arm. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Parking lot, unspecified
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