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Petroleum Service Corporation

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — NORCO, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Petroleum Service Corporation in NORCO, LOUISIANA
Employer Petroleum Service Corporation Report ID 2022021419
Address Diamond Green Diesel 14891 E. Airline Hwy, GPS: N30 2 28.388 W90 26 30.458 City, State ZIP NORCO, LOUISIANA 70079
Event Date February 14, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Thigh(s)
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Industry (NAICS) 488320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.02000, -90.41000

Incident Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a steam condensate hose from a rail tank car when residual steam condensate splashed onto his upper legs. The employee was hospitalized for burns.

Incident Summary

On February 14, 2022, a worker at Petroleum Service Corporation in NORCO, LOUISIANA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the thigh(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors-nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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