Wilkes-Barre, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Bridon-Bekaert
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Bridon-Bekaert in Wilkes-Barre, PA 18706 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was supervisor in rope, wire, made from purchased wire.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Bridon-Bekaert
- Street
- 280 New Commerce Blvd
- City
- Wilkes-Barre
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18706
- On-site location
- Bulk chemical storage area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
worker was offloading ferrous chloride into tanker truck.
What happened
As he was done with the offload he stepped onto a sensor which cracked at the flange causing the chemical to spill into secondary containment area.
Injury or illness
chemical burns to face and skin.
Object or substance involved
contact with hydrochloric acid 35% concentration.
Summary line
sprayed in face and torso from hydrochloric acid causing burns to skin.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Supervisor
- SOC code
- 51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- NAICS code
- 332618 — Rope, wire, made from purchased wire
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 122
- Total hours worked
- 253270
- EIN
- 221671279
- Establishment ID
- 168876
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 15:00:00.000
- Submitted
- 12FEB24:16:12:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.