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Spray Products Corporation

Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PLYMOUTH MEETING, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Spray Products Corporation in PLYMOUTH MEETING, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Spray Products Corporation Report ID 2021108878
Address 1323 Conshohocken Road City, State ZIP PLYMOUTH MEETING, PENNSYLVANIA 19462
Event Date October 15, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire Source of Injury Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.10000, -75.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to remove an aerosol can from the warm water testing tank it had fallen into. The can exploded. The employee suffered injuries to the face, an eye, and the hands, as well as lacerations.

Incident Summary

On October 15, 2021, a worker at Spray Products Corporation in PLYMOUTH MEETING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire, with containers-pressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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