Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202316485 - Employee Falls and Is Burned in Hot Tar

Accident Summary Nr: 202316485 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/26/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309897866	11/13/2006	1761	238160	Peterson - Dean, Inc

Abstract: On October 26, 2006 an employee of Petersen-Dean, Inc. was working on the roof of a building. The employee was carrying two 5-gallon buckets filled with hot asphalt. He tripped and fell forward over roof insulation debris and dropped the buckets down. The hot liquid asphalt splashed into his left torso, arm and face, which resulted into second degree burn. The paramedics were called,and the employee was immediately transported to Valley Medical Center in San Jose. He was hospitalized and treated for burns.

Keywords: BURN, SLIP, HOT ASPHALT, FALL, FACE, HOT TAR, WORK SURFACE, ASPHALT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	6	72

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309897866			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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