Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201166659 - Employee Suffers Burns to Face and Hands from Overheated Tar

Accident Summary Nr: 201166659 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 01/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126099761	01/31/2005	1761	238160	R Haupt Roofing Construction Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a tar kettle for hotmopping a two-story, single-family residential roof. While Employee #1 was tending to the tar kettle, the tar overheated causing steam to escape. The steam burnt Employee #1 causing first degree burns to the hands and face. Two coworkers were on the roof at the time of the incident. The investigation revealed that Employee #1 had not been adequately trained and was not wearing the proper personal protective equipment (face shield and gloves). Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to the Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, California where he was treated and released.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, PPE, OVERHEATED, FACE, HOT TAR, UNTRAINED, 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	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126099761			Non 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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