Wood Group PSN, Inc.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - YORKTOWN, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Wood Group PSN, Inc. in YORKTOWN, Texas
Employer Wood Group PSN, Inc.
Address ConocoPhillips DCF 19, De Witt Central Facility
City, State ZIP YORKTOWN, Texas 78164
Report ID 2018077684
Event Date July 28, 2018
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source of Injury Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112
GPS Coordinates 28.98000, -97.50000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was undertaking a washout task on a skid when a hydrocarbon release was ignited by an unknown source. A flash fire burned the employee's lower back, face, neck, and hands. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2018, a worker at Wood Group PSN, Inc. in YORKTOWN, Texas suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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