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Huntsman Petrochemcial LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — PORT NECHES, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Huntsman Petrochemcial LLC in PORT NECHES, TEXAS
Employer Huntsman Petrochemcial LLC Report ID 2018088899
Address 2701 Spur 136 City, State ZIP PORT NECHES, TEXAS 77651
Event Date August 28, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors, liquids, ice, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 324110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.95000, -93.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a braided metal flex hose that was supplying air to a furnace for the de-coking process. A supplier sent an alternate feed to the furnace, which required the furnace to remain online. The employee went to disconnect the flex hose from the furnace and received second degree burns to the face and first degree burns to the torso from steam/hot condensate. The line was not depressurized at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On August 28, 2018, a worker at Huntsman Petrochemcial LLC in PORT NECHES, TEXAS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the face, unspecified. 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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