Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at Cooper Natural Resources
Start: 5/22/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023054569 · 5/22/2023 · Cooper Natural Resources

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Liquids, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Cooper Natural Resources
Location: County Road 120 Cedar Lake Loop, LOOP, TEXAS, 79342
NAICS: 325180
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking the solids on the crystallizer and melter. As the employee opened the valve to get a sample, the camlock came loose and the employee was sprayed with 170-180-degree hot salt slurry. He sustained second-degree burns on his thighs that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown