Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128904.015 - Employee falls from vehicle and gets burned by hot tar

Accident Summary Nr: 128904.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 08/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1489600.015	08/25/2020		238910	Joseph Mccormick Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on August 21, 2020, Employee #1 was working for a site preparation contractor. Employee #1 was riding the sealer buggy less than 1/4 mile to the next intersection. Employee #1 fell off the buggy (18 in.) and when a coworker (the driver) of the truck stopped to check on him, the hot tar/asphalt cement leaked out of the buggy and onto the ground where Employee #1 was laying. Employee #1 suffered burns to the left arm, left leg and right hand. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Asphalt, Burn, Construction vehicle, Hot Asphalt, Hot Tar, Pavement, Vehicle

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair			0	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1489600.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause:

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