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Filmtech Corporation

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Filmtech Corporation in ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Filmtech Corporation Report ID 2018055110
Address 2121 31st Street SW City, State ZIP ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 18103
Event Date May 24, 2018 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 Plastics, resins, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Extruding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 326112 Inspection # 1318969
GPS Coordinates 40.55000, -75.48000

Incident Narrative

A mechanic was opening the slide gate of a plastic extruder machine when the heat zone element overheated the plastic up to 900 degrees instead of 400 degrees. The hot plastic sprayed out and onto a different employee who was approximately 10 feet away. The injured employee suffered burns to the arms and face.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2018, a worker at Filmtech Corporation in ALLENTOWN, 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 plastics, resins, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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