Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202552238 - Worker Is Sprayed and Burned by Hot Asphalt

Accident Summary Nr: 202552238 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/26/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313168148	11/12/2010	2951	324121	Diversified Asphalt Products Inc.

Abstract: On October 26, 2010, Employee #1 was working at an asphalt product manufacturing facility. He and his employer's head mechanic had completed work on a truck bar. Employee #1 walked into an adjacent shed, removed his gloves, and cleaned up their tools. Employee #1 then exited the shed, and as he walked by the truck, the head mechanic shut off a pump. This shutoff resulted in an inadvertent backsplash of hot liquid asphalt binder that sprayed onto Employee #1, causing burns to his face and neck and the back of his left hand. Employee #1's immediate supervisor was onsite.

Keywords: BURN, CLEANING, HOT ASPHALT, NECK, FACE, HAND, PRESSURE RELEASE, ASPHALT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313168148			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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