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Koppers, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Koppers, Inc. in FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Koppers, Inc. Report ID 2018087940
Address 810 Koppers Road City, State ZIP FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA 26037
Event Date August 3, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Liquids, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325194 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.33000, -80.59000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing an unloading pump for maintenance. He applied steam, had the pump blocked in, and was relieving pressure on the unloading hose. When he began to loosen the hose, hot water and condensate sprayed onto his clothes and skin. He was hospitalized with first and second degree burns.

Incident Summary

On August 3, 2018, a worker at Koppers, Inc. in FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with liquids, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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