Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at TAS Environmental Services L.P.
Start: 10/17/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023109597 · 10/17/2023 · TAS Environmental Services L.P.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified

Employer

Name: TAS Environmental Services L.P.
Location: 7910 S. Central Expy, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75216
NAICS: 562910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a vacuum pump and a 2-inch hose on a tanker truck to unload hot oil from a tank located inside a customer's facility. The hose became clogged and kicked up and out of the tank hatch, spraying the employee with hot oil. The employee suffered second-degree burns to their abdomen.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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