Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania
| Employer | Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. |
| Address | 7201 Hamilton Boulevard |
| City, State ZIP | ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania 18195 |
| Report ID | 2021119880 |
| Event Date | November 15, 2021 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Source of Injury | Water |
| Secondary Source | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325120 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.58640, -75.51509 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to unclog a relief line that was piled with sediment on a boiler. When he unclogged it, there was a pressure release, and hot water shot out of the line and contacted the employee's left shoulder and arm, resulting in burns.
Incident Summary
On November 15, 2021, a worker at Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. in ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the shoulder(s) and arm(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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