Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125179.015 - Employee burns arms, hands and face when struck by hot tar

Accident Summary Nr: 125179.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1441715.015	10/25/2019		484110	Four Horsemen Trucking Inc.

Abstract: At 6:32 a.m. on October 22, 2019, an employee working as a truck driver for a trucking company was in the process of delivering a truckload of hot tar used in the production of asphalt. The employee removed the cap from the delivery-end-pipe of the tank without realizing that the valve was in the open position. When he removed the cap, hot tar poured out and splashed the employee on his arms, hands and face. The employee sustained thermal burns and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Asphalt, Burn, Delivery Work, Face, Hand, High Temperature, Hot Tar, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Splashed, Struck By, Truck Driver

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1441715.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Freight, stock and material handlers, n.e.c.

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