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Inspection Information - Office: Maryland Region 4 | ||||
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| Nr: 119509438 | Report ID: 0352440 | Open Date: 09/11/1992 | ||
| J & R Roofing, Inc. | ||||
| Univ. Of Maryland, College Park College Park, MD 20740 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1761/Roofing, Siding, and Sheet Metal Work | ||||
| Mailing: 8592 Dorsey Run Road, Jessup, MD 20794 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 09/14/1992 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Construction | Close Case: | 09/23/1992 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360618615 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 170751481 | Event: 09/10/1992 | Employee Struck By A 5-Gallon Bucket Of Hot Tar | ||||
| Employee #1, a roofing laborer, was working on a lower level roof, while coworkers were working on different levels of the building, installing a new roofing system. A coworker was handing down a 5-gallon bucket of hot asphalt tar to Employee #1 when the bucket struck the side of the roof's wall, causing a small splash of tar to fall onto Employee #1's chest. He panicked and dropped the bucket of hot asphalt in front of him. The bucket fell on him and the tar burned various parts of his body. First aid was given at the accident scene and he was flown to Med Star in Washington, DC by MD helicopter. Employee #1 was wearing work boots, long sleeved shirt, long pants, gloves, and a hard hat. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, installing, roof, construction, hot asphalt, roofer, spill, struck by, falling object, hot tar | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 119509438 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Roofers | ||