Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170701023 - Employee burned when hot tar spills on hand

Accident Summary Nr: 170701023 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125907618	09/08/1997	1761	0	Best Value Roofing Co

Abstract: Employee #1, a roofer, was carrying a bucket of hot tar while ascending a ladder. He accidentally spilled the tar on himself and suffered third-degree burns on his left hand.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, LADDER, CONSTRUCTION, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, ROOFER, SPILL, HOT TAR, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	50

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125907618			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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