Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14291694 - Employee burned by hot tar when pipe ruptures

Accident Summary Nr: 14291694 -- Report ID: 0355118 -- Event Date: 11/17/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105716237	02/09/1989	1761	0	Valley Roofing Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105716187	02/08/1989	1731	0	Varney Electric Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was waiting for transportation home. Another employer on the job site was pumping approximately 350 degree Fahrenheit tar from a tar kettle through a 40 ft pipe onto a roof. The pipe broke and splattered tar onto Employee #1's face, hair, neck, and hands. Employee #1 was treated by a physician for second-degree burns on his hands and face and third-degree burns on his hands.

Keywords: EQUIPMENT FAILURE, PIPE, HOT TAR, HAND, BURN, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105716237			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Sheet metal worker apprentices
2	105716187					Occupation Not Listed

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