Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201488640 - Roofer Is Burned By Hot Asphalt And Falls From Carport Roof
Accident: 201488640 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 05/08/2006 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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125759753 | 05/12/2006 | 1761 | Sentry Roofing Co., Inc. | ||||
On May 8, 2006, a roofer was on a carport applying 500 degree Fahrenheit roofing asphalt. He inadvertently knocked a mop cart over, which contained the asphalt. The asphalt spilled on the roofer, who sustained second- and third-degree burns. He then lost his balance and fell eight feet to the ground and was hospitalized for eight weeks. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, roof, construction, hot asphalt, roofer, fall, fall protection, skin, spill, lost balance
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Multi-family dwelling | Alteration or rehabilitation | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 2 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 125759753 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Roofers | FallDist: FallHt:9 Cause: Roofing FatCause: Fall from roof |