Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201102787 - Employee burned by hot oil from tanker

Accident Summary Nr: 201102787 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 03/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300815461	04/26/2002	5032	0	Chris & Steve Lopez Dba C&S Transportation

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 p.m. on March 21, 2002, Employee #1 opened the top lid and internal valves on a tanker truck, preparing to dispense a load of hot oil slurry. He was unaware that the discharge valve of the tanker had been cracked open. When he hooked up the discharge hose, hot oil discharged and splashed onto him. Employee #1 was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns to both forearms, wrists, hands and the back of his neck.

Keywords: BURN, TANK TRUCK, FOREARM, LUBRICATING FLUID, TRUCK, VALVE, NECK, ARM, HAND, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300815461			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Truck drivers, heavy

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