Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133975.015 - Employee incurs burns by molten asphalt during equipment ope

Accident Summary Nr: 133975.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 02/11/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1515807.015	02/18/2021		921190	City Of North Las Vegas Public Works

Abstract: At 2:18 p.m. on February 11, 2021, an employee was operating a Cimline crack sealing machine (model 230 DHC, serial #1C92M15248M119049) and looking down at the drain valve while releasing molten asphalt from the equipment's storage tank. Due to a miscommunication between management and employees, the operation was conducted without proper personal protective equipment (PPE). The employee was wearing only safety glasses and sustained second-degree burns to the face, arms, and hands. Required PPE for this task includes a full skin-covering garment, face shield, and gauntlet-style gloves. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Arm, Asphalt, Burn, Contact, Face, Hand, Hot Asphalt, Miscommunication, PPE

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1515807.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Equipment Operator: Heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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