Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at EHS Services, LLC, 12000 Bay Area Blvd., PASADENA, TEXAS 77507
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was assisting another employee in hooking up a hose to a vacuum truck. The manifold over pressured and exploded, and the valve connected to the tank truck sheared, releasing solvent. The explosion knocked the employee to the ground breaking his arm, injuring his left eye and rupturing his eardrum.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
An employee was using an air compressor on a multi-wheel tire when the flange and the tire burst, causing the wheel's lock ring to strike the employee in the face. He sustained a laceration and facial fractures.
An employee was changing the connection to a compressed nitrogen tank when the system failed and exploded. One employee suffered a concussion and was hospitalized. The other employee sustained soft tissue injuries that did not require hospitalization.
An employee was putting air in a tire that was mounted on a customer's vehicle when the tire exploded, resulting in a left arm fracture that required hospitalization.
On October 24, 2023, at 12:00 PM, an employee was visually checking a gauge on the "U" controller when a pressure tank exploded. The employee was hospitalized with multiple facial fractures and required surgery.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 541620)
The employee was working in the back of a micro truck and maneuvering around the materials in the back of the truck. The employee's foot caught on the edge of the truck, causing him to lose balance and fall from the back of the truck to the ground approximately 3.5 to 4 feet below. The employee landed on his feet on the loading dock but rolled his ankle. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture of the ankle.
An employee was assisting the operator of a soil sampling rig to collect soil samples. He went to remove soil sampling tooling and the energized equipment cycled. His right index fingertip was amputated including the fingernail.
A truck driver was loading a second roll-off container onto a two-box trailer. He was operating the hydraulic control levers with his left hand, and was holding the D-ring in place on the exterior of the trailer while letting slack out of the winch cable. The employee's right little finger became pinched between the winch cable and the structure of the trailer. The employee required surgical amputation of the distal phalanx.
An employee was sampling a fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit by opening a valve and placing a proving tube inside to collect the sample. The sample taken is a hot gas mixture. When the sample was collected, the flange came undone and fell due to the pressure. The employee sustained an amputation to their right middle fingertip.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.