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Fractures
1 hospitalization · 2021087036 · 8/18/2021 · ECM Development Corp.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- Nature of injury
- Fractures
Cause
- Event
- Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
- Source
- Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
- Secondary source
- Welding, cutting, and blow torches
Employer
- Name
- ECM Development Corp.
- Location
- 1711 Route 588, FOMBELL, PENNSYLVANIA, 16123
- NAICS
- 335311
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was using a handheld plasma torch to cut the lid off a 55-gallon barrel. The barrel exploded, and the employee suffered broken ribs.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown