Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Silberline Manufacturing Company Inc.
Start: 8/26/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020088100 · 8/26/2020 · Silberline Manufacturing Company Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Fire, unspecified
Source: Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Silberline Manufacturing Company Inc.
Location: 130 Lincoln Drive, TAMAQUA, PENNSYLVANIA, 18252
NAICS: 325131
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 26, 2020, an employee was cleaning an industrial mixer when a flash fire erupted within the mixer and burned the employee's face, neck, and hands. The cleaning process involves manually scraping a mixture of aluminum paste with petroleum distillate carrier. Isopropyl alcohol is then used to wash the mixer.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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