OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221359086

MODERN INDUSTRIES, INC.

ERIE, PA· 2021-05-19T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Ear, Equipment Operator, Face, Fire, Flash, Flashback, Furnace, Head, Heat, High Temperature, Lighting, Malfunction, Mech Malfunction, Metal, Open Flame, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Skin, Struck By
NAICS: 332811
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345335657
Employer profile: MODERN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Summary number: 221359086
Report ID: 0336000

Event description

Employee sustains burns to head and face in furnace flash

Investigation abstract

At 3:15 p.m. on May 19, 2021, an employee working as a furnace operator for a company that performs metal heat treating was lighting a furnace before loading. The furnace flashed/burped and a flame shot out and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat 1st and 2nd degree burns to his head, lips and ears.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
766

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