Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202598363 - Employee Is Burned by Spilled Asphalt

Accident Summary Nr: 202598363 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/20/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313506107	08/05/2009	1761	238160	Aaa Roofing By Gene Inc

Abstract: At about 2:40 p.m. on July 20, 2009, Employee #1, with a roofing contractor, was walking toward mop buckets carrying two buckets of hot asphalt (450 degrees Fahrenheit) in both gloved hands. When he slipped and fell on his back, hot asphalt spilled on him. Employee #1 was hospitalized for third-degree burns on both hands and second-degree burns on his left forearm and left lower leg.

Keywords: BURN, FOREARM, SLIP, WALKING SURFACE, HOT ASPHALT, FALL, SPILL, HAND, ASPHALT, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313506107			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Roofing Fatality Cause: Other

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