Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201151966 - Employee burned by hot roofing tar

Accident Summary Nr: 201151966 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 02/02/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120126867	04/06/1999	1761	0	Bunde Roofing & Associates, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on February 2, 1999, Employee #1 was working as a truck driver and laborer for Bunde Roofing and Associates, Inc. At the time of the accident, the employee was taking hot tar out of a hot tar kettle. He suffered second-degree burns to his face, neck, left arm, and left hand when the tar erupted from the bucket. Paramedics took Employee #1 to the Desert Regional Medical Center, where he was admitted and treated. He was transferred to the Burn Center at Martin Luther King Hospital, where he remained for 11 days, during which skin grafts were performed.

Keywords: BURN, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, ROOF, ROOFER, CHEMICAL BURN, STRUCK BY, ARM, FACE, HAND, TRUCK DRIVER

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120126867			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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