Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202550299 - Employee's Hand Is Burned by Hot Tar

Accident Summary Nr: 202550299 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 03/16/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310297171	04/06/2009	1761	238160	Fairweather Roofing, Inc.

Abstract: On March 16, 2009, Employee #1 and two coworkers were working for a roofing contractor engaged in repairs and new roof installations. They were in the process of replacing a flat roof on a patio cover at a single family residence using hot mop operations. Employee #1 delivered the hot tar to the coworkers on the roof. While walking at ground level with two buckets of hot tar in his hands, he struck the bucket in his right hand with his leg. He was not wearing gloves and the bucket fell, splashing hot tar on his right hand. Employee #1 suffered second and third degree burns to his right hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, ROOFER, STRUCK BY, HOT TAR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	8

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310297171			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Roofers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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