Keymark Corporation

Exposure to harmful substance multiple routes of exposure — Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified — FONDA, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Keymark Corporation in FONDA, NEW YORK
Employer Keymark Corporation Report ID 2024098295
Address 1188 CAYADUTTA STREET City, State ZIP FONDA, NEW YORK 12068
Event Date September 6, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to harmful substance multiple routes of exposure Source of Injury Lubricating fluids
Secondary Source Stamping machinery, presses except printing
Industry (NAICS) 331316 Inspection # 1775556
GPS Coordinates 42.95000, -74.38000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a press. A billet was uneven as it entered the loader; it hit the ram and then sheared off a hydraulic line, which sprayed hydraulic fluid into the employee's mouth and was ingested. The fluid was ignited, and the fireball caught the employee's hair on fire and he sustained first-degree burns to his forehead and hand. Ingestion of the fluid and inhalation of the fumes affected the employee's airway. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2024, a worker at Keymark Corporation in FONDA, NEW YORK suffered effects of poison, toxic, or allergenic exposure unspecified to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to harmful substance multiple routes of exposure, with lubricating fluids identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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