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Service Transport Company

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — DEER PARK, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Service Transport Company in DEER PARK, TEXAS
Employer Service Transport Company Report ID 2016087372
Address 5900 Highway 225 City, State ZIP DEER PARK, TEXAS 77536
Event Date August 8, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 423860 Inspection # 1175100
GPS Coordinates 29.71000, -95.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee offloaded tertiary butyl catechol (corrosive) from a cargo tank to a facility tank. Upon completion of the transfer, the employee began disconnecting hoses. He had difficulty with one of the connections and when the hose disconnected, hot product contacted the employee's left arm and leg, causing a third degree burn.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2016, a worker at Service Transport Company in DEER PARK, TEXAS suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with chemicals and chemical products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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