NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA—
Damascus Steel Casting Company
Explosion, n.e.c. · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Damascus Steel Casting Company, 1023 Pittsfield Alley, NEW BRIGHTON, PENNSYLVANIA 15066 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was melting steel in a furnace when the molten steel contacted piping carrying circulating water and caused an explosion. The employee was burned by steam and molten metal and was hospitalized.
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