Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201055225 - Employee Suffers Burns While Working With Hot Tar

Accident Summary Nr: 201055225 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 02/21/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120039680	02/26/2001	1761	0	Royal Roofing

Abstract: At approximately 12:45 p.m. on February 21, 2001, Employee #1 was carrying a 5-gallon bucket of liquid hot tar to a bigger open drum (mop cart) approximately 5-ft away. Employee #1 did not have appropriate body protection while working with hot tar. Employee #1 placed the tip of the bucket on the edge of the mop cart and started to pour the hot tar into the cart. Unexpectedly, the bucket slipped, and hot tar poured onto Employee #1's shoe. Employee #1 felt the heat on his leg and threw the bucket away from him to prevent more hot tars pouring onto his leg. Hot tar splashed back and burned Employee #1's neck, arms, and chest. Employee #1 received first-and-second-degree burns and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, CHEST, HEAT, ROOF, NECK, ARM, HOT TAR, FOOT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120039680			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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