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HOUSTON REFINING LP

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — HOUSTON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at HOUSTON REFINING LP in HOUSTON, TEXAS
Employer HOUSTON REFINING LP Report ID 2016021841
Address 12000 LAWNDALE City, State ZIP HOUSTON, TEXAS 77017
Event Date February 29, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Secondary Source Furnaces, heaters
Industry (NAICS) 324110 Inspection # 1131070
GPS Coordinates 29.70000, -95.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a furnace when hot condensate that had built up in the vertical muffler of a steam vent line splashed onto the employee and caused first and second degree burns to the employee's back, shoulders, arms, posterior and legs.

Incident Summary

On February 29, 2016, a worker at HOUSTON REFINING LP in HOUSTON, TEXAS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns 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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