OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221376874

CHEMTRADE REFINERY SERVICE INC

BEAUMONT, TX· 2021-07-29T00:00:00

Event: Abdomen, Burn, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Corrosive, Engineering Controls, Fitting, Hand, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leak, Leg, Metal Pipe, Petroleum, Pipe, Pressure, Refinery, Repair, Sprayed, Sulfuric Acid, Torso, Welder
NAICS: 324110
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345451652
Employer profile: CHEMTRADE REFINERY SERVICE INC
Summary number: 221376874
Report ID: 0626700

Event description

Employee burns waist and hands when struck by leaking acid l

Investigation abstract

At 1:15 p.m. on July 29, 2021, an employee working as a welder for a petroleum refinery was taking measurements for a 3-inch pipe repair on a pressurized acid line. The pressurized acid line consisted of a 3/4-inch threadolet, a 3/4-inch bleeder pipe and a 3/4-inch valve. Sulfuric acid was leaking from a 3/4-inch Threadolet fitting. The line gave way spraying acid onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat acid burns to his torso from the waist down including his legs and both hands.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
783

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