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LION OIL COMPANY, LLC

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — EL DORADO, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at LION OIL COMPANY, LLC in EL DORADO, ARKANSAS
Employer LION OIL COMPANY, LLC Report ID 2021021798
Address 1000 McHenry Street City, State ZIP EL DORADO, ARKANSAS 71730
Event Date February 27, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids Source of Injury Naphtha solvents
Industry (NAICS) 324110 Inspection # 1516919
GPS Coordinates 33.20000, -92.67000

Incident Narrative

Employees were preparing a unit for turn-around and chemical cleaning. There was a release of un-hydrotreated naphtha that resulted in a fire. Six employees sustained burns and were hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 27, 2021, a worker at LION OIL COMPANY, LLC in EL DORADO, ARKANSAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with naphtha solvents identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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