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Wolfe Dye & Bleach Works, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — SHOEMAKERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wolfe Dye & Bleach Works, Inc. in SHOEMAKERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Wolfe Dye & Bleach Works, Inc. Report ID 20171111044
Address 25 Ridge Road City, State ZIP SHOEMAKERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 19555
Event Date November 16, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Forehead
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Secondary Source Dyeing machinery-textile
Industry (NAICS) 313312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.49000, -75.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee had placed fabric in a dye machine that uses hot steam to help the dye. The employee came back to check on the product and stopped the machine. When the pin released to open the door, hot steam came out of the port hole and burned the employee's forehead.

Incident Summary

On November 16, 2017, a worker at Wolfe Dye & Bleach Works, Inc. in SHOEMAKERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the forehead. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors-nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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