Kimberly Contracting Service LLC
Fire small-scale, limited — Thermal burns third degree or higher — WEST NEWTON, PENNSYLVANIA
| Employer | Kimberly Contracting Service LLC | Report ID | 20241211466 |
| Address | 421 North 2nd Street | City, State ZIP | WEST NEWTON, PENNSYLVANIA 15089 |
| Event Date | December 11, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Thermal burns third degree or higher | Body Part | Part of body unspecified |
| Event Type | Fire small-scale, limited | Source of Injury | Boxes, crates, cartons |
| Secondary Source | Flammable and combustible liquids and solids unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 327390 | Inspection # | 1795317 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.21000, -79.76000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was burning cardboard boxes. He poured a flammable chemical on the boxes, and then his clothes caught on fire. The employee was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns to 33% of his body.
Incident Summary
On December 11, 2024, a worker at Kimberly Contracting Service LLC in WEST NEWTON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered thermal burns third degree or higher to the part of body unspecified. The incident was classified as fire small-scale, limited, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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