Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201791084 - EMPLOYEE BURNED BY HOT TAR

Accident Summary Nr: 201791084 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/25/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126125137	04/30/1997	1771	0	Pasadena Paving Co.

Abstract: At approximately 9:40 a.m. on April 25, 1997, Employee #1 was putting hot tar buckets on the company's truck after finishing a job. He was carrying a 5-gallon bucket of hot tar (approximately 160 degrees Fahrenheit) in his right hand from the driveway to the truck. Employee #1 tried to put the bucket of hot tar on the truck over the wood panels. The bucket tipped over and the hot tar spilled on his face and right forearm, and got into both of his eyes. Employee #1 sustained third-degree burns on his face and forearm. He was taken to Huntington Memorial Hospital and was later transported to Sherman Oaks Burn Center. Employee #1 was hospitalized for two weeks.

Keywords: BURN, EYE, FOREARM, WOOD PANEL, TRUCK, SPILL, FACE

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	126125137			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Paving, surfacing and tamping equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Steel Erection Of Solid Web-Connecting Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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