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Modern Industies, Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Modern Industies, Inc. in ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Modern Industies, Inc. Report ID 2021054091
Address 613 W. 11th Street City, State ZIP ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA 16512
Event Date May 19, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple head locations
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Furnaces, heaters
Industry (NAICS) 332811 Inspection # 1533565
GPS Coordinates 42.11000, -80.09000

Incident Narrative

An employee was beginning to place a load into a furnace for heat treating. The furnace flared suddenly, shooting out flames caused first- and second-degree burns to the employee's head, lips, and ears.

Incident Summary

On May 19, 2021, a worker at Modern Industies, Inc. in ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple head locations. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with furnaces, heaters identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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