Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170751481 - Employee struck by a 5-gallon bucket of hot tar

Accident Summary Nr: 170751481 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/10/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119509438	09/11/1992	1761	0	J & R Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a roofing laborer, was working on a lower level roof, while coworkers were working on different levels of the building, installing a new roofing system. A coworker was handing down a 5-gallon bucket of hot asphalt tar to Employee #1 when the bucket struck the side of the roof's wall, causing a small splash of tar to fall onto Employee #1's chest. He panicked and dropped the bucket of hot asphalt in front of him. The bucket fell on him and the tar burned various parts of his body. First aid was given at the accident scene and he was flown to Med Star in Washington, DC by MD helicopter. Employee #1 was wearing work boots, long sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, and a hard hat.

Keywords: BURN, INSTALLING, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, HOT ASPHALT, ROOFER, SPILL, STRUCK BY, FALLING OBJECT, HOT TAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119509438			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers

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