PALRAM PANEL, INC.
Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | PALRAM PANEL, INC. | Report ID | 2015086026 |
| Address | 9735 COMMERCE CIRCLE ARCADIA WEST INDUSTRIAL PK. | City, State ZIP | KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19530 |
| Event Date | August 23, 2015 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Head and neck |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Plastics, resins, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424610 | Inspection # | 1088517 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.53000, -75.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Four employees were burned by hot plastic while working in the vicinity of a plastic extruding machine. One employee required hospitalization. The employees were purging an extruder machine and cleaning the die when they were sprayed with hot, melted PVC material. The hospitalized employee suffered first and second degree burns to the face and neck.
Incident Summary
On August 23, 2015, a worker at PALRAM PANEL, INC. in KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the head and neck. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with plastics, resins, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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