Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201118650 - Employee is burned by hot oil during valve maintenance

Accident Summary Nr: 201118650 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 05/12/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126035070	06/24/2004	1311	211111	Aera Energy Llc

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on May 12, 2004, Employee #1, a mechanic, was repairing a two-way valve. He locked out the electrical system and closed the seven production line valves and bled them. He had not closed off the bled line-test line for the valve. He started to remove the eight bolts from the valve. When he was down to the last two bolts, hot oil sprayed out of the valve. He was hospitalized for burns to his left hand and arm and both legs.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, ELECTRICAL, MECHANIC, LUBRICATING FLUID, LOCKOUT, STRUCK BY, ARM, HAND, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126035070			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Helpers, extractive occupations

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