Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14238844 - Employee burned by hot asphalt oil

Accident Summary Nr: 14238844 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 09/10/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
114607112	09/13/1990	1611	0	Granite Construction C0.

Abstract: Employee #1 was responsible for measuring the storage tanks of asphalt and determining whether or not the tank trucks could unload. He would climb a ladder to the top of the tank, measure the level of the asphalt with a measuring stick, and then lower the stick into a cleaning tube located near the bottom of the tank. This cleaning tube was filled with diesel. Employee #1 was refilling the cleaning tube when the asphalt from the storage tank overflowed and struck him on the back of the neck and the back. He suffered burns.

Keywords: BURN, OVERLOADED, CONSTRUCTION, STORAGE TANK, BACK, HOT ASPHALT, NECK, SPILL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	114607112			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction trades, n.e.c.

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