Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202563284 - Employee Is Burned by Asphalt after Trip and Fall

Accident Summary Nr: 202563284 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 12/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312759020	12/12/2008	1761	238160	California Roof Management & Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 pm on December 10, 2008, Employee #1, a laborer with California Roof Management & Construction, Inc., was on a commercial building roof carrying a 5 gallon bucket of hot asphalt. When he tripped (apparently on pipe lines), he lost his balance and fell forward approximately 12 ft on the roof. The hot asphalt entered his gloves, burning his wrist, and splashed onto his face, causing facial burns. Employee #1 was hospitalized at Valley Medical Center for treatment of the burns.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, GLOVE, TRIPPED, HOT ASPHALT, FALL, FACE, LOST BALANCE, ASPHALT, WRIST

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312759020			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers

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