Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171005580 - Employee's forearm burned by hot tar from pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 171005580 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/13/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119996965	01/27/1995	1761	0	Advanced Roofing Concepts Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, of Advanced Roofing Concepts, Inc., was preparing to clean a clogged line by disconnecting a coupling on a hot pipe that extended from a 40 gallon Cleasby Speed King heating kettle to a roof. As he worked, his forearm was splashed with hot tar and he was hospitalized with second-degree burns. The cause of the accident was management's failure to ensure that the heating kettle remained in good operating condition. The shut-off valve sometimes would not open all the way to relieve pressure in the hot line.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, INADEQUATE MAINT, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CONSTRUCTION, HIGH PRESSURE, VALVE, ARM, HOT TAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119996965			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers

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