Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Valero Terminaling & Distribution Company
Start: 3/12/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019032630 · 3/12/2019 · Valero Terminaling & Distribution Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
Source: Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement

Employer

Name: Valero Terminaling & Distribution Company
Location: 9704 Clinton Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77029
NAICS: 324121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to load asphalt into a truck. The employee was about to line up the hose into the opening of the truck when the asphalt in the tanker flashed causing second degree burns to the employee's face and arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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