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Exxon Mobile Baytown Marine Terminal

Struck by discharged object or substance — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — BAYTOWN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Exxon Mobile Baytown Marine Terminal in BAYTOWN, TEXAS
Employer Exxon Mobile Baytown Marine Terminal Report ID 2022053886
Address 5000 Bayway Drive City, State ZIP BAYTOWN, TEXAS 77520
Event Date May 5, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by discharged object or substance Source of Injury Scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 324110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.76000, -95.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was helping purge a product line with nitrogen. A piece of solidified plastic came out of the product pipeline at the open flange end and impaled the employee's hand.

Incident Summary

On May 5, 2022, a worker at Exxon Mobile Baytown Marine Terminal in BAYTOWN, TEXAS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by discharged object or substance, with scrap, waste, debris, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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