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Suburban Contract Cleaning

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Suburban Contract Cleaning in CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Suburban Contract Cleaning Report ID 2016087160
Address 10 Highland Ave City, State ZIP CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA 19013
Event Date August 3, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.82000, -75.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing out refractory outside of a hopper when ash from above poured out and caused first and second degree burns to the employee's neck and legs.

Incident Summary

On August 3, 2016, a worker at Suburban Contract Cleaning in CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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