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Accident Summary Nr: 201485794 - Employee burned in flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201485794 -- Report ID: 0950627 -- Event Date: 05/15/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120339692	05/19/2003	2911	324110	Valero Refining Company

Abstract: On May 15, 2003, Employee #1 was conducting a laboratory analysis of total sulfur in a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) sample. He placed a stainless steel cylindrical sample container containing LPG adjacent to a nitrogen/sulfur analyzer tied into gas/liquefied gas sampler. The sample container is attached to the gas/liquefied gas sampler by metal fittings and a flexible nylon tubing, and is operated at 600 psi. Just before the incident, Employee #1 left the area to run other analytical samples for approximately five to ten minutes. He then approached the sample container to disconnect it from the fittings when a flash fire occurred. Employee #1 was hospitalized with second degree burns to his wrist and face.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, LAB WORKER, PRESSURE PIPING, LP GAS, SULFUR, FACE, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120339692			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Chemical technicians

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