Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP

Struck by discharged object or substance — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — CLEBURNE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP in CLEBURNE, TEXAS
Employer Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP Report ID 20191213298
Address of Wildflower Road and Windmill Road Cleburne, Atmos Energy Chesapeake-Cleburne Odorant Delivery Site City, State ZIP CLEBURNE, TEXAS 76031
Event Date December 31, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Eye(s)
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Scrap, waste, debris, unspecified
Secondary Source Hoses
Industry (NAICS) 325211 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.34000, -97.32000

Incident Narrative

A braided stainless steel hose (about 1 inch in diameter by 1 foot long) between fixed piping and the discharge side of a compressor on an odorant delivery truck ruptured. Debris from the ruptured hose struck a Chevron Phillips employee on the left side of the face. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing eye surgery.

Incident Summary

On December 31, 2019, a worker at Chevron Phillips Chemical Company LP in CLEBURNE, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with scrap, waste, debris, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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