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Pomp's Tire Service, Inc.

Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — BEDFORD, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pomp's Tire Service, Inc. in BEDFORD, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Pomp's Tire Service, Inc. Report ID 20191112234
Address 550 Sunnyside Road City, State ZIP BEDFORD, PENNSYLVANIA 15522
Event Date November 26, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. Source of Injury Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Secondary Source Chips, particles, splinters, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 326211 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.02000, -78.48000

Incident Narrative

An employee was branding a tire. A piece of rubber came away from the tire and remained on the branding iron. When the employee flung the burning piece of rubber onto the floor, it caught rags on the floor on fire and the employee suffered burns to the left lower leg.

Incident Summary

On November 26, 2019, a worker at Pomp's Tire Service, Inc. in BEDFORD, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as nonstructural fire, n.e.c., with brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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