Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at SAVAGE SERVICES CORPORATION
Start: 4/29/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023043844 · 4/29/2023 · SAVAGE SERVICES CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: SAVAGE SERVICES CORPORATION
Location: St. Charles Valero Refinery, NORCO, LOUISIANA, 70079
NAICS: 488210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was servicing a front-end loader outside a coke pit. A coke drum was opened, releasing hot water and petroleum coke. This material went over a berm and as the employee ran away from the material, he fell to the ground and was burned by the hot coke and water. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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