BENNETT HEAT TREATING AND BRAZING CO., INC.

Vehicle or machinery fire — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BENNETT HEAT TREATING AND BRAZING CO., INC. in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
Employer BENNETT HEAT TREATING AND BRAZING CO., INC. Report ID 2022087333
Address 690 FERRY STREET City, State ZIP NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07105
Event Date August 18, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Vehicle or machinery fire Source of Injury Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 332811 Inspection # 1616003
GPS Coordinates 40.73000, -74.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee of Bennet Heat Treating was clinching metal parts and placing them into a quench tank. When he placed the clinched parts into the tank, flames erupted and burned his face. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 18, 2022, a worker at BENNETT HEAT TREATING AND BRAZING CO., INC. in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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