USA DeBusk LLC
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS
| Employer | USA DeBusk LLC | Report ID | 20191212522 |
| Address | 1802 Nueces Bay Blvd, Citgo Refinery | City, State ZIP | CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS 78407 |
| Event Date | December 5, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Oil drilling rigs and machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.80000, -97.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was removing a blind in a depressurized line at a refinery when a flash came out of the flange and burned his ear and wrists between his gloves and FRC sleeves.
Incident Summary
On December 5, 2019, a worker at USA DeBusk LLC in CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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