Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116253.015 - Employee falls and suffers head injury when heater backfires

Accident Summary Nr: 116253.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 05/13/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1400751.015	05/14/2019		324110	Blue Dolphin Energy Company

Abstract: At 11:15 a.m. on May 13, 2021, an employee was standing near a H-201 Crude Charge Heater when the heater backfired. The employee fell and hit his head on a concrete dike, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Air Pressure, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Brain, Chemical Reaction, Concrete, Concussion, Explosion, Fall, Head, Heater, High Pressure, Process Safety, Unstable Position

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1400751.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance

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