Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202467239 - Employee Receives Burns from Tar Splash

Accident Summary Nr: 202467239 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 10/08/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312429871	11/12/2008	1761	238160	Alcal/Arcade Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:45 p.m. an employee and coworkers of a roofing subcontractor were pumping hot tar from a kettle to a roof of a building under construction at a community college. The employee was tending the kettle putting pieces of tar into the kettle. The employee stated that he put several pieces of tar into the kettle and observed much smoking from the kettle. He stepped closer to look in and also raised his face shield. At that moment, he was splashed with hot tar. Apparently, the pieces he put in earlier did not fully fall into the kettle. Coworkers, including the foreman, were working on the roof and did not see the accident. The employee received third degree burns to face and neck. He also had a small first degree burn on his arm. The employee was hospitalized and treated for burns.

Keywords: BURN, HEAT, ROOF, ROOFER, NECK, STRUCK BY, ARM, FLYING OBJECT, FACE, ASPHALT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312429871			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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