Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at SI GROUP, INC.
Start: 11/25/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191112199 · 11/25/2019 · SI GROUP, INC.

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: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Petroleum, crude oil

Employer

Name: SI GROUP, INC.
Location: 702 FM 523, FREEPORT, TEXAS, 77541
NAICS: 325110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was connecting a nitrogen hose to a main line. The gasket inside the hose fell out. While the employee was trying to close the valve on the process side, PTBP crude sprayed the employee, causing second-degree burns to the neck and the hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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