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East Penn Manufacturing

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at East Penn Manufacturing in LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer East Penn Manufacturing Report ID 2022065207
Address 102 Deka Road City, State ZIP LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA 19536
Event Date June 15, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Ankle(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
Industry (NAICS) 335912 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.47000, -75.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working near a smelter blast furnace. The employee's foot contacted a semi-solid lead ingot, which burned the employee's left ankle.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2022, a worker at East Penn Manufacturing in LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the ankle(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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