Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201489150 - Hot Materials From Coke Drum Strikes And Burns Worker
Accident: 201489150 -- Report ID: 0950627 -- Event Date: 10/27/2006 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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119649549 | 10/30/2006 | 2911 | Conocophillips Company | ||||
At approximately 3:40 a.m. on October 27, 2006, an employee working for Conoco Phillips was removing the bottom flange on a coke drum, when hot material dislodged and shot out of the drum sideways. The employee was struck with hot material, which caused serious burns to the left side of his face and wrist. The employee was assisted to a safety shower and decontaminated. Paramedics arrived in 10 minutes and transported him to Kaiser Hospital in Vallejo, California. He was later transferred to Saint Frances Burn Center in San Francisco and was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, steam, coke drum, struck by, flying object, face, pressure release, refinery, high temperature, hot water
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 119649549 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |