Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Kearney Companies, LLC., Road 301, nearest to Big Bend Road, RIVERVIEW, FLORIDA 33568
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking backward to check on a sensor on an asphalt machine when he stepped onto a manhole cover that gave away. The employee slipped and fell onto the side of the manhole and the hot asphalt, resulting in a back injury and burns to his arms.
HospitalizedArm(s), unspecifiedManhole and cistern covers
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