Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202486171 - Employee's finger injected with asphalt emulsion

Accident Summary Nr: 202486171 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/13/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310413620	11/16/2007	1761	238160	Watson Contractor Inc

Abstract: 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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310413620			Hospitalized injury	Puncture	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Struck by falling object/projectile

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