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Fractures

2 hospitalizations · 2020054632 · 5/19/2020 · Williams Industrial Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
2
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Explosion, unspecified
Source
Containers, unspecified

Employer

Name
Williams Industrial Services, LLC
Location
Apex Oil - Pelican Island Storage Terminal, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77550
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were installing vent pipe and supports on top of a bulk storage tank. There was an explosion in the tank causing the employee working on the tank roof to fall from the tank to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured shoulder. The second employee was in an aerial lift at the roof line when the tank exploded. The second employee did not fall, but sustained flash burns to the face and arms.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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