Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201116266 - Employee receives third degree burns from hot tar

Accident Summary Nr: 201116266 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 06/26/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120317532	07/25/2003	1761	238160	J & J Roofing

Abstract: On 3:45 p.m. on June 26, 2003, Employee #1 was carrying hot tar buckets to coworkers that were located on the roofs of single story residences, approximately 12-feet high, to mop on the tar. Employee #1 was wearing proper personal protective equipment to include: a long sleeves shirt and leather gloves, which extended 4 inches above his wrists. The gloves were loose around his wrists. As Employee #1 carried two 5-gallon hot tar buckets on one of the roofs, he stepped on an area that was already mopped and slipped. The buckets of hot tar fell on his hands, causing hot tar to go inside his gloves. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Sherman Oaks Burn Center and treated for third degree burns on both hands. He was released 17 days later. A detailed investigation determined that the gloves were too loose around Employee #1's hands.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, GLOVE, ROOFER, FALL, SLIPPERY SURFACE, 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	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120317532			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 12 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall from roof

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