Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201146842 - Employee Receives Third-Degree Burns from Hot Roof Tar

Accident Summary Nr: 201146842 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 04/21/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305355935	06/28/2005	1761	238160	First Quality Roofing Corporation

Abstract: On April 21, 2005, Employee #1 and three coworkers were installing a roof on a residential building. Employee #1 was carrying a 4-gallon bucket about three quarters full with hot tar. He was walking on the ground level coming from the tar kettle towards the building when he tripped and fell. The concrete surface he was walking on was dry and clear with no tripping hazard. The tar spilled out of the bucket and one hand went into the bucket and the other hand onto the spilled tar. Employee #1 suffered third-degree burns on both wrists and a part of his left hand and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROOF, SLIP, HOT ASPHALT, ROOFER, FALL, SPILL, HAND, ASPHALT, WRIST

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	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305355935			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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