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Savage Services

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Savage Services in GALVESTON, TEXAS
Employer Savage Services Report ID 2020098906
Address 4500 Old Port Industrial Rd. City, State ZIP GALVESTON, TEXAS 77554
Event Date September 19, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Cheek(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Sulfur and sulfur compounds, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.30000, -94.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing hot sulfur slugs and sulfur splashed onto his face. The employee sustained a second degree thermal burn on his cheek.

Incident Summary

On September 19, 2020, a worker at Savage Services in GALVESTON, TEXAS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the cheek(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with sulfur and sulfur compounds, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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