NAES Power Contractors

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at NAES Power Contractors in NEW FLORENCE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer NAES Power Contractors Report ID 20201110552
Address 595 Plant Road City, State ZIP NEW FLORENCE, PENNSYLVANIA 15944
Event Date November 6, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Head and neck
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Molten or hot metals, slag
Industry (NAICS) 221119 Inspection # 1501960
GPS Coordinates 40.44000, -79.56000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were vacuuming the top of a seal pot for a boiler, using a 6-inch steel flex hose. An eruption of molten ash blew back onto the employees and burned the employees on the face and neck. Both employee were hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 6, 2020, a worker at NAES Power Contractors in NEW FLORENCE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the head and neck. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with molten or hot metals, slag identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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