Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

On 05/23/2017, an employee attempted to fill a portable propane cylinder. The connection from the employee’s tank to the customer’s cylinder may have been cross-threaded. The employee was tightening the connection when the hose detached, allowing vapors to escape. The vapor cloud ignited and the employee suffered second and third degree burns to the upper […]

An employee was clearing the pump to get the turbine ready for maintenance. While flushing the heavy coker gas oil (HCGO) pump, some HCGO got reintroduced into the pipe. When the hot oil (700 degrees) touched the water in the sewer drain, it flashed back and burned the employee. The employee suffered second degree burns […]

An employee was observing the processing of pipe and noticed something had fallen off or was not correct during the process. He was walking across the hot pipe to retrieve the part when he slipped and fell onto the pipe, suffering third degree burns to his buttocks and the anterior side of his thighs and […]

A crew of three employees had just repaired a heater/treater water leg 3″ vitriolic coupling and had pressured it up with a pump. A leak appeared at a bolt on the unit and the two injured employees proceeded to tighten it. While the two were tightening the bolt, they heard a pop and something gave […]

An employee was MIG welding the dog house of a self-contained compactor when a spark ignited and his shirt caught on fire. He sustained first and second degree burns to his upper torso and third degree burns to his back.

An employee was dispatched to an oil and gas weld site to pick up produced water. When he made it to the worksite, he set his truck in position, connected the hose, and engaged the vacuum pump. A fire then occurred, causing second and third degree burns to both of his arms and part of […]

An employee was cutting metal pipe with a cutting torch that used acetylene and oxygen gas during interior metal removal when the torch caused second and third degree burns to the employee’s face and hands. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time.

An employee was attempting to fuel his truck with diesel. He removed the fuel cap from his truck, picked up the fuel nozzle, placed the fuel nozzle in the tank, and squeezed the handle. It was at that point that a flash fire and/or small explosion occurred, burning his face, hands, and chest area. He […]

Two employees were offloading asphalt flux when one of the employee’s unhooked the hose from the trailer, which caused a release of product. The asphalt flux contacted the injured employee’s arms, chest, and chin. He was hospitalized with second and third degree burns.

An employee was pumping oil into a production line via a hot oil truck. Oil began to spray out of the pipe and ignited the burner. The ensuing fire engulfed the employee’s upper body and he received third degree burns, requiring hospitalization and surgery. PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.