Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171010556 - Employee injured by hot asphalt spill

Accident Summary Nr: 171010556 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 01/05/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125940304	01/18/2002	1761	0	Christopher Roofing Co Inc

Abstract: Employee #1, a laborer, was loading a bucket of hot asphalt onto a truck. The bucket, containing 2 to 3 inches of hot material, tipped over and splashed him in the face. Employee #1 suffered second-degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, CONSTRUCTION, HOT ASPHALT, SPILL, ASPHALT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125940304			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Loading dock forming and pouring Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr

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