Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200570232 - Employee burned by boiling water, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200570232 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 06/04/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
116199217	07/06/1998	3312	0	Pennsylvania Steel Technologies, Incorporated

Abstract: At 6:35 p.m. on June 4, 1998, Employees#1 and a coworker were near a steam-heated water solution cleaning tank. When an air line into the tank was opened, the super-heated solution was agitated and it splashed onto Employee #1. He was drenched and suffered serious burns. Employee #1 was transported to Lehigh Valley Burn Center, where he was treated until his death on July 5, 1998. The coworker escaped with only minor injuries.

Keywords: BURN, STEAM, SPILL, AIR LINE, TANK, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE, HOT WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	116199217			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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