Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 71242.015 - Roofer slips on puddle of hot tar and sustains multiple burn

Accident Summary Nr: 71242.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 01/21/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1020771.015	01/28/2015		238160	Marton & Sons Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on January 21, 2015, Employee #1, employed by a roofing contractor, was at a hospital and assigned to repair the hospital roof using hot tar heated by a kettle. He was sitting in his truck on his lunch break when he saw a large, irregular amount of smoke rising from the kettle area behind his truck. Employee #1 exited his truck and ran to the kettle, where he found a large puddle of hot tar on the ground. Employee #1 slipped on the hot material as he tried to reach the kettle spigot, which had been left open. Employee #1 fell backwards onto the puddle of hot tar. He was able to stand up and get immediate help from his coworkers and medical staff working at the hospital. Employee #1 was admitted to the hospital and treated for second and third degree burns to his back, hands, arms, and the back of his head/scalp. The subsequent investigation determined that the temperature of the hot tar was approximately 400 to 500 degrees.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Arm, Back, Burn, Hand, Head, Hot Tar, Roofer, Slip, Slippery Surface

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	Construction
1	1020771.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause:

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