Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 147616.015 - Employee is burned by heated solution released from pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 147616.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 02/16/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1579771.015	02/23/2022		811310	Valley Wide Engineering & Construction, Inc.

Abstract: At 10:15 a.m. on February 16, 2022, Employee #1 was removing a flange from an overhead pipe as part of a multi-employer pipe replacement project. He was not aware that a different pipe line had been locked out. A heated slurry solution of boric acid and zinc oxide was released from the pipe he was working on, causing burns to his body. Employee #1 was hospitalized to treat his burn injuries.

Keywords: Burn, Communication, Pipe, Pipeline, Refinery, Solution

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1579771.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Plumbers, pipefitters and steamfitters

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