Palmerton, PA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Befesa Zinc US Inc. Palmerton
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Befesa Zinc US Inc. Palmerton in 900 Delaware Ave, Palmerton, PA 18071 resulted in days away from work. Employee was asst Kiln Operator.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Befesa Zinc US Inc. Palmerton
- Parent company
- Befesa Zinc US Inc.
- Street
- 900 Delaware Ave
- City
- Palmerton
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18071
- On-site location
- Kiln #5
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
- Days restricted or transferred
- 21
Before the incident
Cleaning Fines Chute #2
What happened
as [REDACTED] was cleaning out the bottom of the quench pit chute a piece of hot material let loose and landed in the steam pit causing blowback of hot material..He was burned on his cheeks and below his eyes between his half mask and safety glasses
Injury or illness
Thermal Burn
Object or substance involved
Steam IRM
Summary line
Thermal Burn to Left Face caused by Steam IRM
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Asst Kiln Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4051: Metal-Refining Furnace Operators and Tenders
- NAICS code
- 331492
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 80
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 176,696
- Establishment ID
- 996925
- Employer case #
- IN-202506
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 11:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-14
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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