Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201055589 - Employee injured when arm and hand burned by hot roofing tar

Accident Summary Nr: 201055589 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 06/20/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119824118	07/12/2001	1761	0	V M Construction & Roofing Co

Abstract: On June 20, 2001, Employee #1 and another employee (his supervisor) were working on the roof of a house. Employee #1 had just finished laying down the roofing felt paper and was assisting the other employee by bringing a bucket of hot tar to the employee for hot mopping. Employee #1 was walking on the roof carrying a bucket of hot tar when the roof's wood sheathing broke as he stepped on it. The broken wood sheathing was approximately 1-in. by 6-in. Employee #1 lost his balance when his foot broke through the roof sheathing, causing the bucket of hot tar to fall and spill on to him. Employee #1 was hospitalized with serious burns to the right arm, right hand, and left hand, as well as burns on his face and abdomen. Employee #1 did not have appropriate protective clothing for the roofing operation. The employee was wearing a leather work glove that covered up to the wrist of his right hand and he was wearing a short sleeve shirt. Employee #1 was not wearing an apron or any other protective clothing.

Keywords: BURN, ABDOMEN, ROOFER, ARM, FACE, HOT TAR, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119824118			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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