Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171059769 - Employee loses consciousness after exposure to roofing glue

Accident Summary Nr: 171059769 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 08/29/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303609838	09/07/2000	1796	0	Heritage Roofing Co Lc

Abstract: Employee #1 was applying a single-ply, thermal plastic olefin (tpo) membrane on a roof when he apparently was overcome by exposure to the Surewell glue and lost consciousness. He was transported to the hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ROOF, GLUE, CONSTRUCTION, INHALATION, ROOFER, CHEMICAL VAPOR, OVEREXPOSURE, CHEMICAL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303609838			Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Asphyxiation/inhalation of toxic vapor

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