Reilly Plating Company, Inc.
Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified — Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified — NANTICOKE, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Reilly Plating Company, Inc. | Report ID | 2021076268 |
| Address | 130 Alden Road | City, State ZIP | NANTICOKE, PENNSYLVANIA 18634 |
| 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 | 41.19000, -76.01000 | ||
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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