Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202357315 - Employee Is Burned By Hot Asphalt
Accident: 202357315 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/01/2005 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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308228188 | 04/01/2005 | 2951 | Aggregate Industries - Mid Atlantic | ||||
On April 1, 2005, Employee #1 was working for an asphalt plant. Employee #1 was climbing down from a 6.8-ft ladder. The ladder was on the side of a calibration tank. The pipe used to pump liquid asphalt into the tank spit out a cold plug at the tank opening, splashing Employee #1 on the hands and arms with hot asphalt. Employee #1 was hospitalized where he was treated for his injuries. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, ladder, arm, tank, hand, plug adapter, asphalt
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 308228188 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Laborers, except construction |