Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Koppers, Inc., 810 Koppers Road, FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA 26037
on , Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
On December 16, 2015, at approximately 2:52p.m., an employee was hospitalized after receiving burns to his neck, ears, head, and hands. The employee was preparing to unload a coal tar pitch railcar. The line on the railcar was opened without relieving pressure and material sprayed onto the worker.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Tars, sealants, caulking, insulation, n.e.c.