Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201484920 - Employee injured when sprayed by hot water

Accident Summary Nr: 201484920 -- Report ID: 0950627 -- Event Date: 05/22/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125739433	05/24/2002	2911	0	Tesoro Refining And Marketing Company

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on May 22, 2002, Employee #1 was on a 6-foot-high scaffold in a process area at a petroleum refinery. The employee was a maintenance foreman working with outside contractors to prepare for a scheduled overhaul of the process unit. When Employee #1 moved the 0.75-inch steam condensate return pipe back onto its support bracket, it broke and sprayed him with 160-degree water. The employee jumped six feet to the ground to escape the hot water spray. He suffered second and third-degree dermal burns and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, PIPE, REFINERY, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125739433			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Painters, construction and maintenance

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