Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202443537 - Employee Sustains Burns on Hand and Arm When Hot Tar Spills

Accident Summary Nr: 202443537 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 01/10/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307460170	05/11/2006	1761	238160	Rosscrete Roofing Inc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on January 10, 2006, Employee #1 was for working for a roofing contractor. He was a regular employee of the employer. At the time of the accident, he was pulling a mop cart filled with hot tar for a roofing operation. Loose Senco brand base-fastening tape got entangled with the wheel of the mop cart, which made it harder to move the cart. Employee #1 took his right-hand glove off and pulled a knife from his tool pouch. As he tried to cut the tape with the knife, the mop cart moved, splashing hot tar on Employee #1's right hand. Employee #1 sustained second- and third-degree burns on his right hand and forearm. He required skin grafts on his hand and arm, and he was hospitalized for 6 days.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, FOREARM, CONSTRUCTION, ROOFER, SPILL, ARM, HOT TAR, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307460170			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Helpers, construction trades	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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