MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—
Titanium Metals Corporation
Small-scale (limited) fire · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Titanium Metals Corporation, 900 Hemlock Road, MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19543 on — Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was scraping condensate from a furnace when a condensate flash fire occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee.
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Titanium Metals Corporation
While walking down a set of stairs that had four steps, an employee missed a step and slid down the stairs, catching his leg between the upper and lower hand rail. The employee's knee twisted, tearing a thigh muscle.
MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA—
Titanium Metals Corporation
Two temporary employees were cleaning around a machine. One of the employees lifted the machine with a forklift as the second employee reached underneath it. The machine then slid off the forks and onto the second employee's left hand and fingers.
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