OSHA Injury Report: Dart Container Lodi

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Replacing a broken steam pipe.

What happened

On [REDACTED] at [REDACTED] two employees were changing a faulty steam pipe on [REDACTED] machine. [REDACTED] was working on the boom lift. EE. B was below inside the trench area. They removed a 5ft portion of the pipe that was going down to the machine. As they did this it broke and therefore at that point needed to remove the elbow to the main steam pipe that had been closed and locked out prior to performing work. While using pipe wrench to unfasten the elbow too much torque was applied to the unsupported local disconnect causing the adjacent ball valve to break releasing steam onto employee A 's left thigh abdomen and right forearm.

Injury or illness

1st degree burns to multiple body parts.

Object or substance involved

Steam

Summary line

First degree burns leg abdomen right forearm from [REDACTED]

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.