Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133820.015 - Employee is killed after falling into kettle of molten lead

Accident Summary Nr: 133820.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 03/06/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1518156.015	03/07/2021		335911	East Penn Manufacturing Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:30 p.m. on March 6, 2021, an employee was loading a piece of lead into a smelter when he fell into the smelter. The employee died from extreme burns.

Keywords: Burn, Fall, Fall Protection, Fire, Foundry, Heat, High Temperature, Inexperience, Lead, Machine Guarding, Molten Metal, Temperature, Unguarded, Unprotected, Walking Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1518156.015	30	M	Fatality		Furnace, kiln and oven operators

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