Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at U.S. Energy Development Corporation
Start: 8/1/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019087895 · 8/1/2019 · U.S. Energy Development Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Water

Employer

Name: U.S. Energy Development Corporation
Location: 370 Forest Service Rd., BRADFORD, PENNSYLVANIA, 16701
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking on an in-service gas well because the gas had stopped flowing. As hot water ran through the system to melt built-up paraffin, the cap blew off the pipe and the hot water sprayed the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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