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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 116253.015 - Employee Falls And Suffers Head Injury When Heater Backfires

**Accident: 116253.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 05/13/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1400751.015	05/14/2019		Blue Dolphin Energy Company

At 11:15 a.m. on May 13, 2021, an employee was standing near a H-201 Crude Charg e Heater when the heater backfired. The employee fell and hit his head on a conc rete 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	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1400751.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance

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