Reilly Plating Company, Inc.

Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified - Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified - NANTICOKE, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Reilly Plating Company, Inc. in NANTICOKE, Pennsylvania
Employer Reilly Plating Company, Inc.
Address 130 Alden Road
City, State ZIP NANTICOKE, Pennsylvania 18634
Report ID 2021076268
Event Date July 28, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified
Body Part Lower leg(s)
Event Type Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
Source of Injury Grates and drains in floor surface
Secondary Source Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Industry (NAICS) 332813
Inspection # 1547956
GPS Coordinates 41.19296, -76.01223

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Incident Narrative

On 7/28/2021, an employee was cleaning up product on a powder coating line that had crashed into a support grate. The product pulled the support grate, which caused the employee's left leg to fall into a tank of iron phosphate up to their knee and resulted in chemical burns to their lower left leg.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2021, a worker at Reilly Plating Company, Inc. in NANTICOKE, Pennsylvania suffered chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified to the lower leg(s). The incident was classified as fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified, with grates and drains in floor surface identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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