Eco Services Operations Corp
Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — BAYTOWN, TEXAS
| Employer | Eco Services Operations Corp | Report ID | 2016065672 |
| Address | 3439 Park Street | City, State ZIP | BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520 |
| Event Date | June 24, 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 | Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325180 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.74000, -94.97000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were taking an old boiler unit that had been inactive for several years and replacing it with a new unit. One of the employees had been cutting some of the old piping and the other employee started to take off the controls from the boiler. At some point, the employee taking off the controls hit a control that opened a valve on one of the pipes that had already been cut. That particular pipe was attached to another active boiler. When the valve opened it sprayed the other employee that was cutting out the old piping with hot water and steam causing first and second degree burns to his chest, arm, shoulder, and knee. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On June 24, 2016, a worker at Eco Services Operations Corp in BAYTOWN, 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 steam, vapors, liquids, ice, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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