Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201060563 - Three employees burned by hot asphalt

Accident Summary Nr: 201060563 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120135413	06/13/1997	1761	0	Raneri & Long Roofing Co Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 had worn out a nylon mop used to apply hot asphalt tar. When he went to get another one, he did not notice that a can of spray material was stuck to the mop. Employee #1 returned to the roof and stuck the mop in the 400 degree Fahrenheit asphalt. The can exploded and hot asphalt splashed on Employees #1 through #3, all of whom suffered second-degree burns. No violations of Title 8 were found.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, HOT ASPHALT, HOT TAR, ASPHALT, HIGH TEMPERATURE, INATTENTION

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120135413	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia
2	120135413	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia
3	120135413	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Heat/hypothermia

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