IFS Industries, Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — READING, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | IFS Industries, Inc. | Report ID | 2022086831 |
| Address | 400 Orrton Avenue | City, State ZIP | READING, PENNSYLVANIA 19611 |
| Event Date | August 3, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Adhesives, glues, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325520 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.31000, -75.92000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was replacing a temperature gauge on a discharge header from a tank in a hot melt manufacturing building. As he was removing the gauge, hot adhesive discharged from the threaded port piping and caused second- and third-degree burns on the top side of his right arm from the elbow to the wrist.
Incident Summary
On August 3, 2022, a worker at IFS Industries, Inc. in READING, PENNSYLVANIA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with adhesives, glues, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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