Roadway collision with other vehicle(s) unspecified · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at El Sol Contracting & Construction Corp., George Washington Bridge, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10032
on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Head and extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was filling gaps in new asphalt on a bridge when a vehicle entered the closed lane and struck the rear passenger side of the dump truck that the employee was standing on. This caused the employee to be splashed with hot AC-20 asphalt, resulting in burns to his hands, face, and right eye. He also fell approximately 4 feet from the back of the truck to the ground.
Hospitalized Head and extremities Dump trucks
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