Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170151203 - Roofer burned by hot asphalt

Accident Summary Nr: 170151203 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/12/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120038567	12/19/1995	1761	0	Eberhard Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 was working as a roofer for Eberhard Roofing during a re-roofing operation. A supply pipe carrying hot liquid asphalt from a ground level tanker to a rooftop portable container twisted and pulled away from the container fill pipe after the container had been filled and the pump turned off. Employee #1 was splashed with the hot asphalt. He was hospitalized for burns.

Keywords: BURN, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HOT ASPHALT, ROOFER, PIPE, STRUCK BY, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120038567			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers

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