FOLLANSBEE, WEST VIRGINIA·
Koppers, Inc.
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 knee(s) and leg(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was steaming a pavement sealer when a gasket failed. Hot pavement sealer base blew out and struck the employee, burning the back of both legs and the right knee.
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