Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

A temporary employee was cutting metal using a cutting torch when hot metal popped up and landed on the back of his shirt. His shirt ignited and he suffered severe burns to his back, requiring hospitalization.

Employees were loading pigs onto a pig launcher when a flash fire occurred, burning two employees. Fire-retardant clothing was worn at the time of the incident.

An employee was operating a front-end loader to push flowback solids into the solids bay when fumes from a liquid were ignited causing a flash fire and burning the employee’s face and the backside of a hand.

Employees were using a trencher to dig when the trencher chain struck a natural gas line and exploded. Two employees suffered burns.

An employee was shutting down a water pump. When the hose was disconnected, hot water was released and burned the employee’s leg.

An employee was clearing a steam hose in a sulfur recovery unit. The hose sprayed the employee with hot condensate, causing steam burns to the thigh area.

An employee was repairing a front rubber bumper on a vessel when the rubber bumper came loose, striking the scaffold the employee was standing on. The employee fell approximately 6 feet to the ground with a torch in hand and was burned on the left upper thigh and upper left neck.

An employee was trying to re-light the pilot light on a combustor. It failed to ignite, then ignited when the door to the box was opened. A flash fire burned the employee’s hands and face.

An employee was obtaining a sample from a sample port when 400 degree liquid sprayed the employee, causing burns to the face, hand, and chest.

An employee was using steam to unclog lines. The steam burned the employee.