Delval Equipment Corporation

Contact with hot objects or substances — Thermal burns second degree — BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Delval Equipment Corporation in BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Delval Equipment Corporation Report ID 2025055075
Address 501 Bath Road City, State ZIP BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA 19007
Event Date May 29, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns second degree Body Part Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water, liquids nonchemical
Secondary Source Valves, nozzles
Industry (NAICS) 811412 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.10000, -74.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing the gauge glass of a boiler while standing on the first rung of a 4-foot ladder. He was loosening a corroded valve when the valve snapped off. Steam and hot water discharged onto the employee's upper body. He was hospitalized with second-degree burns to his face, neck, chest, arms, and hands.

Incident Summary

On May 29, 2025, a worker at Delval Equipment Corporation in BRISTOL, PENNSYLVANIA suffered thermal burns second degree to the multiple body parts n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water, liquids nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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