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Total Refinery

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Total Refinery in PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
Employer Total Refinery Report ID 2015063936
Address 7600 32nd St. City, State ZIP PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS 77642
Event Date June 21, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Industry (NAICS) 324110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.96000, -93.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a clogged strainer on a pump. Upon removal of the strainer, stored up steam was released and burned the employee's face, chest and right arm.

Incident Summary

On June 21, 2015, a worker at Total Refinery in PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors-nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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