OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #964338
BURN,PPE,WORK RULES,EAR,CLOGGED,HOT ASPHALT,NECK,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,HAND,WRIST
Event description
Employee burned by hot asphalt spray
Investigation abstract
The operator of a Seal Rite asphalt unit had complained of a slow asphalt flow f rom the tank. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on March 2, 1990, Employee #1 was tryin g to increase the flow of asphalt from the holding tank to the Seal Rite rolls b y clearing the lines between the two with pressurized steam. Employee #1 inserte d steam into the valve at the side of holding tank. He heard a noise. Just then, the hot asphalt sprayed out of the tank and struck him on the hand, wrist, back of ear and neck, burning him. He was hospitalized for his injuries. Employee #1 had had his sleeves rolled up, and he had not been wearing gloves or a face mas k. He had been wearing a mesh baseball cap.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 2
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 9
- Task assigned
- 1
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