Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201124070 - Employee's arm burned with hot tar

Accident Summary Nr: 201124070 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 10/29/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300838513	11/13/2002	1761	238160	Peterson And Jenkins Roofing Co.

Abstract: October 29, 2002, Employee #1, a foreman, was carrying a bucket filled with hot tar on the flat roof of a new two-story building. When he stepped into a vent hole, he lost his balance and fell with his left hand in the bucket. Employee #1 was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns on his left hand and arm. He was reportedly wearing cowhide gloves and a long-sleeved-shirt at the time.

Keywords: BURN, GLOVE, ARM, ROOF OPENING, HOT TAR, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300838513			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers

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