Employee was drilling bottom level tap on 1-5 flash tank. Employee said drill packing failed and steam and hot liquor sprayed the employees right arm and abdomen. Employee received second degree burns.
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Showing all 24Caustic leaked into boot through small leak.
Employee was dragging a workstand to where it was needed. There was a build-up of hydrate on the pad that created resistance to moving the stand. Employee felt pain in his lower and upper back.
Employee was closing a screen box and pinched his left index finger between a bolt and a slot for the bolt.
Employee was cleaning old gasket material from a set of flanges being held apart with a wedge. The wedge slipped out, allowing the flanges to move and caught the employees right ring finger between the flanges. Employee was given prescription pain medication, making it a recordable.
Employee was in the process of hosing down pad on north side of #33-18 sump. Employee turned his hips to his left and felt a pain in lower back and left leg.
Employee was moving a large piece of scale to a hole in the floor of the north side of #4 washer when the scale slid against his leg causing pain to his left ankle.
Employee was attempting to close an angle valve using an 8# sledge hammer. After repeated blows with the hammer, the valve freed-up and the valve handle swung around and struck the employee on the back of his left hand.
Shoulder strain while closing 18" blind.
Employee was leaning over tool box to remove a chop saw and felt a pain in his middle back.
Employee was checking for tube leaks on bottom of a vertical heat exchanger. As employee bent to look at bottom tube sheet, his face shield came into contact with flange bolts and knocked it backwards. Just then, a tube leaked caustic slurry into employee's left eye.
EE was washing hydrate with a caustic/water mixture using a 1.5" hose. While adjusting the height of the hose tamer, some hydrate & caustic splashed back onto his faceshield & thru the vent holes in his googles. This resulted in a minor chemical burn near his eye & some irritation to his right eye. EE lost no time & has been moved from the area to prevent furthur irritation.
EE was working in an area containing hydrate when his left leg began to sink in a soft spot, while trying to get his leg free, some hydrate got under his slicker suit resulting in a minor caustic burn to the calf area where his rubber boots stop. EE was transferred to another area due to the inability to wear rubber boots until the area is no longer tender. No lost time.
Opening valve, felt pain on shoulder.
Hit left knee with valve handle.
While replacing an angle valve, employee attempted to push valve into place by twisting and lifting it, strained his abdomen resulting in a hernia.
Employee was removing a short angle iron support when it unexpectedly shifted and caused a one inch laceration to his left 5th finger requiring stitches.
EE was obtaining a lab sample. EE states that when he closed a valve, he felt a "pop" in his left shoulder. EE was placed on restricted duty, could not perform his job duties and was taken off work on 04/23/2008.
Employee was disconnecting a hydroblasting shotgun under a tank containing sodium hydroxide. An external pipe to the tank was clogged, when suddenly the plug was dislodged, resulting in the sodium hydroxide to engulf the employee's head, face, neck and sholders.
EE on his knee's working. Reached up grabbed handrail to pull himself up and felt a pain in his right shoulder. Dislocated right shoulder.
Employee depressuring 1/2" steam hose. When employee opened valve hose moved causing steam to come in contact with lower left leg. Resulting in 2nd degree burn.
EE was disconnected a jumper hose that had caustic accumulation in it. When EE disconnected the hose, caustic got onto EE's face and upper torso. EE was taken off of work for two days by his treating physician as a precautionary measure.
EE was moving a portable work platform when one of the platform wheels got stuck on an adjacent structure. When EE tried to dislodge the platform, he felt a pain in his left groin area. On 09/25/2007, EE was diagnosed with a hernia and removed from work.
EE WAS ROLLING OPEN 6" BLIND FLANGE. WHEN HE SPLIT THE FLANGE, CAUSTIC SPRAYED ON CHEST AND UPPER BODY KNOCKING OFF GLASSES AND GOGGLES, SPRAYING INTO BOTH EYES. EE SUSTAINED CHEMICAL BURNS TO BOTH EYES. EE STARTED LOSING WORK DAYS ON 09/09/2007.