National Electrical Carbon Products, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at National Electrical Carbon Products, Inc. in EAST STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer National Electrical Carbon Products, Inc. Report ID 2023065022
Address 100 Mill Creek Rd. City, State ZIP EAST STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 18301
Event Date June 7, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary Source Valves, nozzles
Industry (NAICS) 325998 Inspection # 1675797
GPS Coordinates 41.01000, -75.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was offloading 140-degree hot tar from a tanker truck. The seal on the pressure relief valve failed and hot tar struck the employee's face, resulting in burns.

Incident Summary

On June 7, 2023, a worker at National Electrical Carbon Products, Inc. in EAST STROUDSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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