Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Valero Port Arthur Refinery
Start: 10/25/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181011025 · 10/25/2018 · Valero Port Arthur Refinery

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors-nonchemical

Employer

Name: Valero Port Arthur Refinery
Location: 1801 South Gulfway Drive, PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS, 77640
NAICS: 324191
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a steam hose in a sulfur recovery unit. The hose sprayed the employee with hot condensate, causing steam burns to the thigh area.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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