Keystone Petroleum Equipment, LTD.

Small-scale (limited) fire - Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns - MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Keystone Petroleum Equipment, LTD. in MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania
Employer Keystone Petroleum Equipment, LTD.
Address 981 West Trindle Road
City, State ZIP MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania 17055
Report ID 2021032382
Event Date March 19, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Small-scale (limited) fire
Source of Injury Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238990
Inspection # 1520570
GPS Coordinates 40.20000, -77.04000

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Incident Narrative

Two employees were replacing the threads on a 4-inch riser tube on an underground storage tank. The tank flashed over and blew the manway off. One of the employees suffered third-degree burns on 50 percent of their skin surface.

Incident Summary

On March 19, 2021, a worker at Keystone Petroleum Equipment, LTD. in MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as small-scale (limited) fire, with containers-pressurized, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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