Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170151617 - Employee burned by hot asphalt

Accident Summary Nr: 170151617 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 05/07/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126206069	06/10/1996	2952	0	Elk Corporation Of Texas, Calif. Division

Abstract: On May 7, 1996, Employee #1 was working on laminator lane A of an asphalt shingle plant. A coworker was working above him on laminator lane B. Due to a mechanical malfunction, laminator machine B was leaking hot asphalt which was being collected in a paper asphalt container. The coworker on lane B noticed that the container receiving asphalt was getting full, and he replaced it with an empty one. He was moving the full container when it ripped and hot asphalt flowed down through the grate platform, landing on Employee #1's hard hat. He sustained burns on his neck, arms, back, and hands.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, RIP, BACK, HOT ASPHALT, NECK, SPILL, ARM, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126206069			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machine operators, not specified

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