WEATHERLY, PENNSYLVANIA·
Weatherly Casting And Machine Company, LLC
Explosions and fires unspecified · Chemical burns, corrosions second degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Weatherly Casting And Machine Company, LLC, 300 Commerce Street, WEATHERLY, PENNSYLVANIA 18255 on , Chemical burns, corrosions second degree, affecting the multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was transferring a chemical from a larger tote through a pumping system into a drum. When the chemical (a catalyst instead of the intended binder chemical) was pumped into the drum, a chemical reaction occurred and the barrel combusted. The employee suffered first-degree chemical burns to the face and second-degree chemical burns to the left forearm, back, and head.
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