Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201113370 - Employee Burned by Hot Asphalt

Accident Summary Nr: 201113370 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/09/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119937977	06/27/2001	1761	0	Alfred Sinisgalli Dba Sinisgalli Roofing Co.

Abstract: On May 9, 2001, the company owner and an employee were working on the roof of a commercial one-story building. Employee #1 was working on the ground operating a 150-gallon "Roof Master" kettle used to heat tar to 550 degrees F. Employee #1 was keeping the kettle full by putting chunks of asphalt into the small lid of the kettle. Employee #1 overloaded the lid, so he opened the large lid, hit the tar with a shovel, and pushed the tar forward. The pieces fell from the large lid into the liquid, causing the liquid to splash. The hot asphalt burned the left side of the employee's neck, arm, chest, and shoulder. He was hospitalized for his injuries. Employee #1 had not been wearing appropriate body protection for his upper body.

Keywords: HEAT, ROOF, OVERLOADED, HOT ASPHALT, NECK, ARM, SHOVEL

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119937977			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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