Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95565.015 - Employee is burned when flashback occurs in pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 95565.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 05/03/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1232644.015	05/11/2017		324110	Phillips 66 Company

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on May 3, 2017, Employee #1 was in the Coker Unit, clearing the pump to get the turbine ready for maintenance. While flushing the pump, some Heavy Coker Gas Oil got reintroduced into the pipe. When the oil touched the water in the sewer drain, it flashed back at 700 degrees and burned the employee, who was positioned near the drain tagging valves. Employee #1 sustained second degree burns to the abdomen, third degree burns of both hands and burns on both knees.

Keywords: Abdomen, Burn, Drain Pipe, Flashback, Hand, Knee, Sewer, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1232644.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Operating engineers

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