Inspection Detail

Inspection: 111791273 - Sterling Roofing Co.

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 111791273

Report ID: 0950613

Date Opened: 07/20/1990

Site Address:
Sterling Roofing Co.
155 Sycamore Ave.
San Mateo, CA 94402

Mailing Address:
1347 N. Carolan Ave., Burlingame, CA 94010

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1761

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/24/1990

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/22/1991

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361042930

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Other	342 A	09/04/1990	07/20/1990	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	1509 C	09/04/1990	07/20/1990	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170172050

Event: 07/19/1990

Employee burned in release of hot tar from a tar kettle

At approximately 1:30 p.m. on July 19, 1990, Employee #1 and coworkers were applying hot tar on the roof of a private residence. Tar was being pumped from a kettle to the roof by a remote, rope-operated valve. The rope was allowed to slacken to such an extent that it became looped under the operating handle of a spigot on the kettle. When the rope was pulled from the roof level to send up more tar, it accidentally opened the spigot, dumping hot tar on the residence driveway, and creating large clouds of smoke. Employee #1 went to investigate the smoke and stepped in a puddle of tar concealed by the smoke, slipped, and fell. He suffered third-degree burns on both arms.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, SLIP, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, SMOKE, FALL, HOT TAR, INATTENTION, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111791273			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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