MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—
Titanium Metals Corp
Explosion, n.e.c. · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Titanium Metals Corp , 900 Hemlock Road, MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19543 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee working in the melting department was burned on the left leg when the exhaust line in the furnace loading pit exploded. The employee was admitted overnight to the hospital.
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