Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202718656 - Employee Receives Burns from Being Splashed by Hot Tar

Accident Summary Nr: 202718656 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 08/08/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316213305	08/23/2013	1761	238160	Desert Valley Construction & Roofing

Abstract: On August 8, 2013, an employee was working on the roof of the two-story building behind the chimney near the air conditioning units. The employee partially fell through the deteriorated roof and through the drywall ceiling of an apartment unit while carrying two 5-gallon pails, one in each hand, of hot tar pitch. The contents of the pails spilled out, when a one by six deck piece of the wood frame underneath fragmented from stepping on to it. As a result, the employee sustained serious burn injuries to his hands and face from being splashed with the hot tar pitch roofing material. The employee was airlifted from the Hospital where he was initially taken to the Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he was admitted and treated. The employee was discharged from Arrowhead Regional Medical Center on August 26, 2013.

Keywords: COAL TAR PITCH, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, SPILL, FACE, HAND, WORK SURFACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Multi-family dwelling		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	2	24

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316213305			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 1 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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