PENN COLOR, INC.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - HATFIELD, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at PENN COLOR, INC. in HATFIELD, Pennsylvania
Employer PENN COLOR, INC.
Address 2755 BERGEY ROAD, Building 1
City, State ZIP HATFIELD, Pennsylvania 19440
Report ID 2017098700
Event Date September 11, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 325132
GPS Coordinates 40.29166, -75.30215

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Incident Narrative

An employee separated a flange in a process line when 180 hot water came out of the line and burned him from the waist down.

Incident Summary

On September 11, 2017, a worker at PENN COLOR, INC. in HATFIELD, Pennsylvania suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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