WHEATLAND, PENNSYLVANIA—
Zekelman Industries, Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Zekelman Industries, Inc., 1 Council Street, WHEATLAND, PENNSYLVANIA 16161 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee was aligning and feeding pipes into the galvanizing tank at a charging station when the pipes slid in at an angle, resulting in the molten zinc shooting up the pipe and onto the employee. The employee suffered burns to their right wrist.
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WHEATLAND, PENNSYLVANIA—
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An employee had been feeding pipe into a straightener when a jam occurred. The employee was troubleshooting a pipe that did not feed all the way off the conveyor, when another pipe kicked in. Their right middle finger was caught between the two pipes and was partially amputated.
WHEATLAND, PENNSYLVANIA—
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An employee was walking down a platform near the blow box area when they fell into the zinc snout and landed in molten zinc. The employee sustained burns.
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An employee was guiding steel pipe into rollers using a bar. The top of his left hand contacted the hot pipe and was burned. He was hospitalized.
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An employee was pulling a metal cart with a plastic roll on it toward a flatbed truck. His left little finger was caught between the cart handle and a piece of metal pipe on the truck. The finger was lacerated and the employee was hospitalized.
WHEATLAND, PENNSYLVANIA—
Zekelman Industries, Inc.
An employee was using a crane to lower a coupling box. He was guiding the coupling box onto another coupling box when his right ring finger was caught and amputated between the two coupling boxes.
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