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Borregos Truck & Backhoe Services

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Borregos Truck & Backhoe Services in ODESSA, TEXAS
Employer Borregos Truck & Backhoe Services Report ID 2021053934
Address Conoco Phillips, Parks Bell 4003-H City, State ZIP ODESSA, TEXAS 79765
Event Date May 13, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Water
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.90000, -102.26000

Incident Narrative

Employees were cleaning out a heater treater using hot water to remove debris. When an employee opened the door to the heater treater, remaining hot water hit him in the face, chest, and hands, causing first- and second-degree burns.

Incident Summary

On May 13, 2021, a worker at Borregos Truck & Backhoe Services in ODESSA, TEXAS suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with water identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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