Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201345410 - Five Employees Are Burned While Transferring Hot Asphalt
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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314028317 | 07/13/2010 | 1611 | 237310 | Shilling Construction Company Inc. |
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
314028325 | 07/13/2010 | 4212 | 484220 | Blenn Trucking |
Abstract: At Approximately 2:45 p.m. on July 13, 2010, Employees #1, #2, #3, #4 and #5 were transferring 16 tons of hot asphalt from a storage tank to a transporting tanker with the use of a line of approximately 3-in. in diameter and 25-ft in length. After the transfer, the employees were congregating at the back of the transporting tanker where the receiving end of the hose was connected. Employee #1 left the area to a portable trailer office approximately 50 feet away to shut down the pump that was controlled by a computer. At the time of the incident, the pressure in the line and tank was approximately 20 to 30 pounds of volume-pressure and the temperature of the asphalt was 310 degrees. Employee #2 closed a valve on the transporting tanker then asked Employee #3 if it was appropriate to remove the 3-in. line. Employee 3 gave agreed to disconnect the line. As Employee #2 disconnected the line, the hot asphalt sprayed in a fan pattern hitting a height of approximately 10 feet in an upward direction then spaying in a back direction away from the tanker and reaching a point of approximately 25 feet away. Employees #1, #2, #3 and #4 were in the path of the eruption. The amount of asphalt discharged from the line appeared to be approximately 5 gallons. Employees #2 and #4 were Med-lifted to Via Christi on St Francis hospital with critical burns and were hospitalized in intensive care. Employee #3 and #5 were taken by emergency medical services to the hospital, treated and released.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Highway, road, street | Alteration or rehabilitation | $500,000 to $1,000,000 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 314028317 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr |
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2 | 314028317 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr |
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3 | 314028317 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Paving Fatality Cause: Unloading-loading equipment/material (except by cr |
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4 | 314028325 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Fatality Cause: |