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Service Transport Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Service Transport Company in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer Service Transport Company Report ID 2015085425
Address 7900 Almeda Genoa Rd City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77075
Event Date August 5, 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 Water
Secondary Source Valves, nozzles
Industry (NAICS) 423860 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.62000, -95.28000

Incident Narrative

An employee was closing off a pressure release valve when hot water sprayed his left arm and stomach.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2015, a worker at Service Transport Company in HOUSTON, 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 water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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