Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at River Rock Operating LLC
Start: 8/4/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020087333 · 8/4/2020 · River Rock Operating LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head, neck, and trunk
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Ethylene glycol

Employer

Name: River Rock Operating LLC
Location: Fireside Compression Yard, CHANUTE, KANSAS, 66720
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance on a natural gas glycol dehydration unit when the housing unit ruptured and hot glycol fluid made contact with the employee, leading to hospitalization for third degree burns on top of the head, neck, and back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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