Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Advantek Waste Management Services LLC
Start: 11/14/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181111731 · 11/14/2018 · Advantek Waste Management Services LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source: Bucket, front-end, end, and pay loaders

Employer

Name: Advantek Waste Management Services LLC
Location: 540 FM 2985, KENEDY, TEXAS, 78119
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a front-end loader to push flowback solids into the solids bay when fumes from a liquid were ignited causing a flash fire and burning the employee's face and the backside of a hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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