SAVAGE SERVICES CORPORATION

Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - NORCO, Louisiana

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at SAVAGE SERVICES CORPORATION in NORCO, Louisiana
Employer SAVAGE SERVICES CORPORATION
Address St. Charles Valero Refinery
City, State ZIP NORCO, Louisiana 70079
Report ID 2023043844
Event Date April 29, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances
Source of Injury Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 488210
Inspection # 1667715
GPS Coordinates 30.00000, -90.40000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was servicing a front-end loader outside a coke pit. A coke drum was opened, releasing hot water and petroleum coke. This material went over a berm and as the employee ran away from the material, he fell to the ground and was burned by the hot coke and water. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2023, a worker at SAVAGE SERVICES CORPORATION in NORCO, Louisiana suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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