Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201111044 - Employee Receives Burns from Hot Asphalt

Accident Summary Nr: 201111044 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/26/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126025824	06/26/1998	1761	0	Brother'S Roofing Co.

Abstract: Employee #1 was carrying buckets of 400-degree asphalt to a coworker on a roof where they were preparing to apply hot mop to the entire roof. Employee #1 tripped over the lip of a previously covered opening in the roof. Employee #1 fell and stuck both hands in the buckets, tipping them over, and spilling the hot asphalt where he fell. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital where he was treated for second- and third-degree burns to his legs, arms, and thighs.

Keywords: ROOF, THIGH, ARM, BURIED, HAND, ASPHALT, LEG

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126025824			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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