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Retail Construction Inc.

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Retail Construction Inc. in EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Retail Construction Inc. Report ID 20161211853
Address Jimmy Jazz, Palmer Park Mall, #87/8, 123 Palmer Park Mall City, State ZIP EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA 18045
Event Date December 21, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire Source of Injury Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Heat guns
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.68000, -75.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was heating a paint spray can with a heat gun when the can blew up, burning his hands, wrists, neck, and face.

Incident Summary

On December 21, 2016, a worker at Retail Construction Inc. in EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire, with containers-pressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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