Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202252029 - Employee Burned While Working on Road

Accident Summary Nr: 202252029 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 08/04/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314577784	08/05/2010	1721	238320	Nevada Barricade And Sign Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, was cleaning a roadway at an intersection behind traffic control barricades in preparation for striping while another coworker was applying hot melt thermoplastic marking material. A car drove into the work area through and over traffic marking devices and struck the striping machine causing it to strike Employee #1 and spray him with molten thermoplastic material. Employee #1 suffered serious second degree burns, fractured ribs and serious injury to his knee.

Keywords: BURN, KNEE, FRACTURE, AUTOMOBILE, RIB, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314577784			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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