Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gaeta Recycling Co., Inc., 278 West Railway Ave., PATERSON, NEW JERSEY 07503
on , Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the multiple regions of the head.
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Final narrative
A Gaeta Recycling employee was standing at an exit from a trash-baling chamber, installing a trash bag on a chute. A propane tank, hidden in a pile of garbage, entered the baler chamber, where it exploded under pressure. The employee suffered head and face burns.
HospitalizedMultiple regions of the headPropane tanks and cylinders