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East Penn Manufacturing Company, Incorporated

Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns degree unspecified — LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at East Penn Manufacturing Company, Incorporated in LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer East Penn Manufacturing Company, Incorporated Report ID 2025010442
Address 102 Deka Road City, State ZIP LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA 19536
Event Date January 14, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns degree unspecified Body Part Back and shoulder
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Molten metal, slag
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 335911 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.47000, -75.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was recycling material by adding it to a molten lead pot. The employee came in contact with the molten lead and suffered burns to the lower back and shoulder.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2025, a worker at East Penn Manufacturing Company, Incorporated in LYON STATION, PENNSYLVANIA suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the back and shoulder. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with molten metal, slag identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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