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Evoqua Water Technologies

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Evoqua Water Technologies in DARLINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Evoqua Water Technologies Report ID 2022076646
Address 118 Park Road City, State ZIP DARLINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA 16115
Event Date July 28, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 562213 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.79000, -80.47000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a shovel to clean out an afterburner when bridged ash fell through a manhole and burned the employee's right leg and foot.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2022, a worker at Evoqua Water Technologies in DARLINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the foot(feet) and leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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