Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201146412 - Employee receives burns after hot asphalt spills

Accident Summary Nr: 201146412 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/08/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125948299	03/16/2005	1761	238160	Osscim Inc Dba Royal Roofing

Abstract: On March 8, 2005, Employee #1 was carrying a 5-gallon bucket of hot asphalt on a single-story roof. The pitch of the roof was 3:12 or less. As he carried the bucket of hot asphalt, it hit a ventilation pipe that was about 12-in. high. The asphalt splashed out of the bucket, burning him. He received first- and second-degree burns to his hands, face, chest, and upper arms from the hot asphalt. Employee #1 was transported to the burn unit of a medical center where he underwent surgical procedures that consisted of skin grafts, and was hospitalized for 13 days.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, HOT ASPHALT, ROOFER, PIPE, SPILL, ARM, 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	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125948299			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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