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Report: Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids at UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD in La Porte, Texas
DATE: 04/22/18
An employee was welding next to railroad tracks. He removed the slag pan, stepped across the rail, and down the ballast section to dump slag from the slag pan. The slag slipped out of the pan and into a ditch with water adjacent to the tracks, resulting in an explosion. The employee suffered third degree burns, requiring hospitalization.
| Report ID | 2018043867 | |
|---|---|---|
| Date | 04/22/2018 | |
| UPA | 1332067 | |
| Inspection | 1313687 | |
| Primary NAICS | 482111 | |
| Nature | 1523 | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns |
| Part of Body | 9999 | Nonclassifiable |
| Source | 452 | Molten or hot metals, slag |
| Event | 322 | Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids |
| Hospitalized | Yes | |
| Amputation | No |
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