Lewis Energy Group, L.P.
Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury — ENCINAL, Texas
| Employer | Lewis Energy Group, L.P. |
| Address | 1015 West Hwy 44 |
| City, State ZIP | ENCINAL, Texas 78019 |
| Report ID | 2022045754 |
| Event Date | April 7, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury |
| Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| Source of Injury | Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 |
| Inspection # | 1623825 |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.04000, -99.36000 |
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Incident Narrative
On April 7, 2022, an employee was conducting a high-pressure wash of a frack tank when oil and gas frack water entered their eyes, resulting in blindness in the right eye. An eyewash station was not available at the time.
Incident Summary
On April 7, 2022, a worker at Lewis Energy Group, L.P. in ENCINAL, Texas suffered swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury to the eye(s). The incident was classified as exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue, with coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 653 severe injury reports involving "Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue injuries.
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