Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201121134 - EMPLOYEE BURNED FOREARM AND HANDS IN HOT ASPHALT

Accident Summary Nr: 201121134 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 05/20/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125519389	10/23/1998	1761	0	Shaughnessy Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 was working with a crew repairing a roof. While transporting a bucket of hot tar, Employee #1 stepped into an open 6-in. vent. Employee #1's hands ended up in the buckets of hot asphalt he was carrying. Employee #1 was hospitalized for treatment of his severely burned hands and forearms.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, HOT ASPHALT, ROOFER, ARM, HAND

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125519389			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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