Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Century Terminals
Start: 2/24/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021021689 · 2/24/2021 · Century Terminals

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Century Terminals
Location: 4150 Oscar Nelson Junior Drive, BAYTOWN, TEXAS, 77523
NAICS: 324121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was transferring hot oil from a tanker truck to a tank storage unit when back pressure in the hose caused oil to spill over onto the employee's forearms. The employee sustained second degree burns to both forearms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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