Incident date: 2024-04-09
NAICS industry code: 325199

An employee was using hot steam to clear a line prior to unloading MPD from a trailer into a tank. When he unhooked the steam hose, residual steam was released causing second degree burns on the back of his hands. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Contact with hot objects or substances
code_source: title: Steam, vapors nonchemical
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  second degree
code_body: title: Hand(s), finger(s)  unspecified
severity: moderate