Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170897821 - Employee's face and hands burned by hot asphalt

Accident Summary Nr: 170897821 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 10/27/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126127398	11/12/1998	1761	0	Southern California Roofing Co.

Abstract: At approximately 11.00 a.m. on October 27,1998, Employee #1, of the Southern California Roofing Company, and eight coworkers were engaged in renovations to the roof of a commercial building. He was walking on the roof carrying a 5 gallon bucket of hot asphalt when he slipped and fell. The hot asphalt splashed over his face and hands, and he suffered second- and third-degree burns. Employee #1 was not wearing gloves or goggles at the time of the accident.

Keywords: BURN, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, ROOF, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, HOT ASPHALT, FALL, FACE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	36

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126127398			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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