Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Centauri Technologies
Start: 11/12/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118563 · 11/12/2015 · Centauri Technologies

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified

Employer

Name: Centauri Technologies
Location: 5200 Underwood Rd., PASADENA, TEXAS, 77507
NAICS: 325199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee removed a flexible hose with a coworker. The bleeder valve was inadvertently opened, and hot non-toxic process fluid came out and sprayed the employee's shoulder. He suffered a second degree burn.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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