Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at West Texas Gas-Velamoor Plant
Start: 10/20/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191010951 · 10/20/2019 · West Texas Gas-Velamoor Plant

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Flammable gas, unspecified

Employer

Name: West Texas Gas-Velamoor Plant
Location: Brooking Compressor Station, Howard county, 18 Miles N. of Big Spring, HWY. 87, BIG SPRING, TEXAS, 79720
NAICS: 325120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a compressor and attempting to dump a scrubber on the compressor. At the time, the scrubber would not dump because it had frozen up. The employee opened a valve and gas began to exit the valve, causing a flash fire. He sustained second and third degree burns on the face and hand, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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