Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania | Report ID | 2023098167 |
| Address | 60 East Main Street | City, State ZIP | LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA 17540 |
| Event Date | September 5, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Leg(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326140 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.08000, -76.17000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was reconnecting the sheets underneath the oven when the oven opened and burned his legs.
Incident Summary
On September 5, 2023, a worker at Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania in LEOLA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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