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Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc.

Explosion, n.e.c. — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — KINTNERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. in KINTNERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. Report ID 2018088909
Address Paving job, Bethlehem Road City, State ZIP KINTNERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 18930
Event Date August 28, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Explosion, n.e.c. Source of Injury Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Secondary Source Asphalt and concrete paving machines, pavers
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.55000, -75.17000

Incident Narrative

An employee was training another employee on how to light the back part of a paver and set his butane torch down on the paver. When the paver was later started, its doors closed on the torch, causing it to bend, be punctured, and blow up, at which point the employee jumped from the paver. He suffered burns to both arms, his nose, and forehead, as well as a possible broken left heel.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2018, a worker at Haines & Kibblehouse, Inc. in KINTNERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as explosion, n.e.c., with welding, cutting, and blow torches identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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