Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170843965 - Employee burned in same-level fall into hot asphalt

Accident Summary Nr: 170843965 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 07/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125597765	07/10/2000	1761	0	De Mello Roofing

Abstract: Employee #1 and coworkers were reroofing a commercial building. Employee #1 was pushing a two-wheeled mop cart filled with hot asphalt while a coworker was pushing a similar asphalt cart approximately 4 ft behind him. Employee #1 and the coworker both stopped, and the coworker left for another work area, leaving the carts until they were needed. Employee #1 stepped back from his cart and was turning when his leg hit against the cart behind him. He lost his balance and fell against the cart, causing it to tip over and spill hot asphalt on the roof. Before he could catch his balance, Employee #1 fell over the cart and into the hot asphalt on the roof, burning both hands and one side of his face. The accident resulted from the carts stopping too close together. Employee #1 was also not wearing any hand protection.

Keywords: BURN, CLEARANCE, PPE, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, HOT ASPHALT, FALL, SPILL, LOST BALANCE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	12

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125597765			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers

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