Thorpe Plant Services, Inc
Contact with hot objects or substances - Thermal burns second degree - LA PORTE, Texas
| Employer | Thorpe Plant Services, Inc |
| Address | 2027 Independence Pkwy S, Cleanharbors |
| City, State ZIP | LA PORTE, Texas 77571 |
| Report ID | 2025010261 |
| Event Date | January 8, 2025 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Thermal burns second degree |
| Body Part | Ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Source of Injury | Multiple raw and semi-finished materials and byproducts |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable |
| Industry (NAICS) | 541330 |
| Inspection # | 1797864 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.73000, -95.09000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was using a skid steer to remove slag and ash from an incinerator afterburner. When the employee scooped up a bucket full of ash, steam and hot ash dust entered the lower part of the skid steer and came in contact with the employee's wrist and lower leg. The employee suffered first-degree burns to both wrists and first- and second-degree burns to both legs between the knee and the ankle, including a second-degree burn to an area around the left ankle.
Incident Summary
On January 8, 2025, a worker at Thorpe Plant Services, Inc in LA PORTE, Texas suffered thermal burns second degree to the ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with multiple raw and semi-finished materials and byproducts identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,902 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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