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Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery in BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA
Employer Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery Report ID 2018054807
Address 1551 Hwy 23 City, State ZIP BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA 70037
Event Date May 17, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.90000, -90.05000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a nitrogen line from a unit. The employee did not realize that the nitrogen hose was back-pressured with 30 psi of steam that originated from a manifold located at the north end of the unit. The steam caused second degree burns to the employee's right inner thigh and left arm.

Incident Summary

On May 17, 2018, a worker at Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery in BELLE CHASSE, LOUISIANA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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