Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at PBF Energy, Inc.
Start: 2/11/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015021361 · 2/11/2015 · PBF Energy, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
Source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Secondary source: Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: PBF Energy, Inc.
Location: 2000 WRANGLE HILL RD., DELAWARE CITY, DELAWARE, 19706
NAICS: 324110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee tripped and fell to the ground. The employee landed on his knees in a pile of hot petroleum coke. The employee sustained burns on both legs from the coke, and possibly the hot steam. The employee was taken by ambulance to Christiana Hospital, and later transferred to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Chester, Pennsylvania. The employee sustained 2nd degree burns on his legs, and 3rd degree burns on his ankles.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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