Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201114428 - Employee sustains burns when steam hose bursts

Accident Summary Nr: 201114428 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/18/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126034321	05/01/2002	1389	0	Onyx Industrial Services Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on April 18, 2002, Employee #1, a vacuum truck driver for Onyx Industrial Services Incorporated, was working at a Shell Oil Products US oil refinery, located in Bakersfield, California. Employee #1 was using his vacuum truck to suck oil out of a pipeline, which had been cut. After sucking out the oil, he was going to use a nearby steam hose to clean the hose. He turned on the steam valve but no steam came out. When he was about to shut the valve, the hose burst. He sustained burns to his low back and right leg. He was transported to Kern Medical Center where he was treated in the emergency room.

Keywords: BURN, HOSE, OIL LINE, STEAM, BACK, SHUT-OFF VALVE, VALVE, PIPE, REFINERY, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126034321			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Truck drivers, heavy

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