Kimberly Contracting Service LLC

Fire small-scale, limited — Thermal burns third degree or higher — WEST NEWTON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kimberly Contracting Service LLC in 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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