Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202654653 - Employee Suffers Burns When Hot Asphalt Spills

Accident Summary Nr: 202654653 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 07/01/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317152304	07/09/2013	1761	238160	Bigham-Taylor Roofing Corp.

Abstract: On July 1, 2013, Employee #1 was the designated hot lugger in a roofing project using hot liquid asphalt. After filling up the barrel on the roof with the hot asphalt the employee tripped, slipped, and lost his footing causing the hot liquid asphalt to spill out of the barrel and onto his face and hands. Employee #1's face shield had fallen off and the liquid got inside his gloves. Employee #1 was taken by ambulance to the burn unit at a local hospital, where he was treated for burns to his face and hands. The employee remains hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ROOF, GLOVE, TRIPPED, ROOFER, SPILL, FACE, LOST BALANCE, HAND, ASPHALT

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	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	317152304			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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