Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201120227 - Employee burned by hot asphalt in same-level fall

Accident Summary Nr: 201120227 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 03/21/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119746550	04/08/1997	1761	0	Star Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was carrying buckets of hot asphalt across a flat roof when his shoelaces became entangled in his boot hooks. He tripped and fell, splashing asphalt all over himself. Employee #1 suffered third-degree burns over various parts of his body.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, CONSTRUCTION, TRIPPED, HOT ASPHALT, FALL, SPILL, ENTANGLED

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	119746550			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: 3 feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Fall, other

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