Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133792.015 - Employee suffers burn from hot tar

Accident Summary Nr: 133792.015 -- Report ID: 0830600 -- Event Date: 02/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1517226.015	03/01/2021		238160	Central States Roofing & Insulating Co.

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on February 23, 2021, Employee #1 was working for a roofing contractor. Employee #1 was inserting kegs of tar into a kettle. Hot tar splashed on the face of Employee #1. Employee #1 suffered a thermal burn with heated tar and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Face, Heat, Hot Asphalt, Hot Tar, Kettle, Pot, Roof, Roofer, Roofing, Splashed

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair				25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1517226.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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