Thermal burns second degree

Name: Thermal burns second degree at CITGO Petroleum Corporation - Lake Charles
Start: 1/15/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024010386 · 1/15/2024 · CITGO Petroleum Corporation - Lake Charles

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Thermal burns second degree

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Drilling and extraction machinery unspecified
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: CITGO Petroleum Corporation - Lake Charles
Location: 4401 Louisiana 108, WESTLAKE, LOUISIANA, 70669
NAICS: 424720
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting the steam tracing around a VTB flow transmitter. The connection on the process tubing was dislodged, causing the VTB material to contact the employee. The employee was hospitalized with second-degree thermal burns to their left hand, wrist, and forearm.

Source

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