Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201505310 - Employee's Forearms Are Burned When Tar Spills

Accident Summary Nr: 201505310 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 02/02/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307336511	02/05/2005	1761	238160	Richard'S Roofing

Abstract: At 1:40 p.m. on February 2, 2005, Employee #1, a roofer, was on a pitch roof filling a bucket with a hot tar, which was approximately at least 500 degrees Fahrenheit. Employee #1 slipped while filling the bucket with the tar, and the tar spilled on his arms. Employee #1 suffered second and third degree burns on his forearms and was transported to Valley Medical Care Center, where he was hospitalized. Employee #1 started therapy at Laurel Grove Hospital at Eden Medical Center. The foreman at the site was not aware that Employee #1 was doing this task and that he was not wearing long sleeves.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, FOREARM, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, SPILL, ARM, ASPHALT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307336511			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: Other

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