Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200082048 - Employee Is Killed after Fall Into Hot Asphalt

Accident Summary Nr: 200082048 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 10/15/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306418146	10/15/2004	1761	238160	Eastern Roofing Corporation

Abstract: On October 15, 2004, Employee #1 was working from a rooftop that was 27 feet from the ground. He fell from the roof, landing on a 500-degree liquid asphalt kettle and died.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, SHEET METAL, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, CONSTRUCTION, HOT ASPHALT, FALL, FALL PROTECTION, LOST BALANCE, UNTRAINED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	3	30	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	306418146			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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