Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124052.015 - Two employees are burned while trying to clear clogged pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 124052.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 02/05/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1463278.015	02/13/2020		324121	Warrior Asphalt Company Of Alabama Inc.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on February 5, 2020, an Employee #1 (a manager) and Employee #2 (a maintenance technician) were applying steel to hardened, clogged hot liquid asphalt. The liquid blew out of the clogged pipe and struck the employees. Employee #1 was burned on his arm and Employee #2 was burned on his hand. Both employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Asphalt, Burn, Chemical, Clogged, Hand, High Temperature, Hot Asphalt, Hot Tar, Maintenance, Manager, Metal Pipe, Petroleum Naphtha, Pipe, Skin, Steel, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1463278.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations
2	1463278.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Management related occupations, n.e.c.

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.