Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202486171 - Employee'S Finger Injected With Asphalt Emulsion
Accident: 202486171 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/13/2007 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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310413620 | 11/16/2007 | 1761 | Watson Contractor Inc | ||||
At approximately 12:00 noon on August 13, 2007, Employee #1, a roofing foreman, was using a high pressure, 5,000 psi roofing rig to spray an asphalt emulsion onto a commercial roof. The gun's spray tip became clogged and, in an effort to clear it, Employee #1 rotated the tip, a procedure he had done several times already that morning. As he was turning the end, the blockage discharged. The spray tip shifted under the residual pressure, and asphalt emulsion was injected deep into Employee #1's right ring finger. He was hospitalized for three days and underwent surgery to remove the asphalt from inside his finger. This method of clearing the spray tip was contrary to the manufacturer's written instructions. | |||||||
Keywords:
roof, finger, work rules, construction, clogged, high pressure, hot asphalt, spraying rig, accidental discharge, pressure release
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Commercial building | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 2 | ||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
1 | 310413620 | Hospitalized injury | Puncture | Roofers | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Roofing FatCause: Struck by falling object/projectile |