Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 83878.015 - Employee removes radiator cap and is scalded .

Accident Summary Nr: 83878.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 01/21/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1119966.015	01/25/2016		237110	A.J. Johns, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:45 a.m. on January 1, 2016 an employee had been operating the Zaxis 225USLC excavator. Prior to the start of the shift, he did the preliminary check of the excavator that included oil and fluid pressures, windows, seatbelt, tracks fire extinguisher, and backup alarms. About 9:30 a.m., a coworker, the regular operator, arrived and took over the operation of the excavator. A overheat of coolant alarm sounded. He stopped the equipment. The Foreman and the coworker checked the overflow tank. The level was normal. The coworker asked the employee go on top and open the radiator cap to see if the level was acceptable. When the employee removed the cap, he was sprayed with hot coolant and sustained second degree burns. The employee was hospitalized and treated for burns.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Construction vehicle, Elevated Work Platform, Excavator, Pressure Release, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1119966.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Grader, dozer and scraper operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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