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OSHA Injury Report: United Bulk Terminals

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at United Bulk Terminals in 14537 Hwy 15, Davant, LA 70040 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mechanic in marine cargo handling services.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
United Bulk Terminals
Street
14537 Hwy 15
City
Davant
State
LA
ZIP
70040
On-site location
Dravo CBU

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
77

Before the incident

Mechanic was rigging the beam to be cut.

What happened

Mechanic was rigging the beam to be cut while another mechanic was trying to lite a torch to cut the beam.

Injury or illness

Second degree burns on left arm and side of face

Object or substance involved

Torch kept backfiring and ended up igniting an aerosol can of PB Blaster that was in the area. When the PB Blaster blew up it sprayed on the mechanic that was doing the rigging burning him on his left arm and left side of his face.

Summary line

Second degree burns on left arm and side of face

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
488320 — Marine cargo handling services
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
114
Total hours worked
257818
Establishment ID
937617
Employer case #
3

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:20:00.000
Time of incident
9:03:00.000
Submitted
31JAN24:16:01:00

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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.