Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170152862 - Employee's hand burned by flowing coal tar pitch

Accident Summary Nr: 170152862 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/02/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120068556	03/10/1993	1761	0	Independent Roofing Consultants

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on March 2, 1993, Employee #1 was standing within three feet of a clogged coal tar pipe when the tar loosened because of the heat and an undetermined amount of coal tar pitch flowed onto his left hand. The employee suffered a serious injury. A serious citation of 1728(a) was issued to the employer for failure to provide and enforce the use of skin protection when near an exposure source.

Keywords: BURN, COAL TAR PITCH, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, CLOGGED, FLOWING MATERIAL, PIPE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120068556			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers

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