Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 126892.015 - Employee falls and burns hand on hot asphalt tar

Accident Summary Nr: 126892.015 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 05/04/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1478362.015	05/06/2020		541330	Trinity Engineering Laboratories Inc.

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on May 4, 2020, an employee was picking up a sample of rubberized asphalt binder/tar. As the employee went to pick up the asphalt binder collection pad from the road, his foot slid. In an attempt to catch himself, his hand went down on the hot, approximately 380-400-degree Fahrenheit, asphalt tar, causing his hand to get burned. The employee suffered a third degree burn to the entire palmar surface of his right hand, and some burning of his left wrist. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Hand, Hot Asphalt, Hot Tar, Slip, Wrist

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1478362.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Quality Assurance Inspector	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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