Contact with hot objects or substances · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BASF, 14385 W PORT ARTHUR RD, BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77705
on , Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the trunk and other lower extremities.
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Final narrative
An employee was performing maintenance work on an expansion joint downstream of a heat exchanger. A release of hot water occurred from a bleed on the downstream piping of the heat exchanger. The employee was exposed to the hot water on their torso and legs, resulting in burns to the lower torso and thighs that required hospitalization.
HospitalizedTrunk and other lower extremitiesWater, liquids nonchemical