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Common Energy

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — WELLS, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Common Energy in WELLS, TEXAS
Employer Common Energy Report ID 2022086970
Address Merrit Energy, Doyle Creek Location City, State ZIP WELLS, TEXAS 75976
Event Date August 8, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Ethylene glycol
Secondary Source Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.48000, -94.93000

Incident Narrative

Employees were troubleshooting a triethylene glycol (TEG) pump on an ethylene glycol vessel system. After shutting down the pump, employees closed the valve on the system. Pressure built up and blew holes in the vessels (through the walls of the pipe). The employees were sprayed by hot liquid glycol and one employee sustained burns.

Incident Summary

On August 8, 2022, a worker at Common Energy in WELLS, TEXAS suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with ethylene glycol identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,849 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.

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