Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at The Williams Companies
Start: 3/2/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020032021 · 3/2/2020 · The Williams Companies

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: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary source: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name: The Williams Companies
Location: 23759 Weld County Road 34.5, LA SALLE, COLORADO, 80645
NAICS: 221210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were preparing a pig receiver and pig launcher. The block valves had been closed, and the receiver and launcher had been blown down; liquids were draining from the opening of the launcher. A forklift was being used to open the receiver hatch. The hatch struck the forklift's forks, and liquids at the receiver and launcher ignited. An employee suffered second-degree burns to the face and right hand, as well as first-degree burns to the left and right lower legs, and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown