Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Name: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified at Select energy services
Start: 3/29/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023032802 · 3/29/2023 · Select energy services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Chemical burns and corrosions, unspecified

Cause

Event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Source: Chlorine, chlorine bleach
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: Select energy services
Location: 158 and 1379 Wrage Recycling Facility, MIDLAND, TEXAS, 79706
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a trash pump used to treat water for drilling and fracking. The trash pump vapor locked and the employee was trying to get the pump started when the hose ruptured and they were exposed to a 12.5% bleach solution. The employee sustained chemical burns to their arm and leg.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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