Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201182748 - Employee Is Burned by Hot Tar

Accident Summary Nr: 201182748 -- Report ID: 0950611 -- Event Date: 12/09/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307394429	12/20/2005	1761	238160	S'Top Home Service Roofing Co., Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on December 9, 2005, Employee #1 was carrying a bucket of hot tar, while installing a tar and gravel roof. He was carrying the 5-gallon bucket of hot tar in his right hand, and holding the bucket approximately 3 ft high. He was walking between a light well and the parapet wall, when his left foot slipped. He was injured when he and the bucket fell, and hot tar splashed onto his face and left arm. He was hospitalized at San Francisco General Hospital for burns to his face, left arm and hand.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, SLIP, ROOFER, FALL, ARM, FACE, HOT TAR, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307394429			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers

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