Koch Fertilizer Enid, LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — ENID, OKLAHOMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Koch Fertilizer Enid, LLC in ENID, OKLAHOMA
Employer Koch Fertilizer Enid, LLC Report ID 2018077406
Address 1619 S. 78th Street City, State ZIP ENID, OKLAHOMA 73701
Event Date July 22, 2018 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 Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325312 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 36.37000, -97.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing start-up activities when piping failed and hot process condensate water caused second degree burns to 20% of the employee's body (torso and legs).

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2018, a worker at Koch Fertilizer Enid, LLC in ENID, OKLAHOMA 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.

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