Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at TEXAS BLENDING AND WAREHOUSING CORPORATION
Start: 9/13/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099580 · 9/13/2019 · TEXAS BLENDING AND WAREHOUSING CORPORATION

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: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: TEXAS BLENDING AND WAREHOUSING CORPORATION
Location: 2505 COLLINGSWORTH, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77026
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning out a hose leading to a tank. When a steam line was connected to the hose, the hose whipped around and released steam, which burned the employee's left arm and chest. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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