| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-03 | Delaware City | Delaware | Delaware City Refining Company, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| An employee stepped out of a pickup truck, which began to move. The employee fell and the truck ran over the employee's right leg, causing tibia and fibula fractures that required surgery. | |||||
| 2018-08-02 | Delaware City | Delaware | Nooter Construction Company | Wrist(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was adjusting the throttle controls on a high-pressure water pump when a hose on the equipment ruptured. Pressurized water came out and contacted his right wrist, causing a deep laceration. | |||||
| 2018-07-18 | Delaware City | Delaware | Delaware City Refining Company, LLC. | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was attempting to clean a tank when the air distribution system was activated, causing the solution (hot water mixed with a 10% concentration of degreasing agent) in the tank to cavitate over the edge and land on the employee's neck, upper back, leg, right ankle, and chest. The employee suffered first and second degree burns. | |||||
| 2016-07-07 | Delaware City | Delaware | Formosa Plastics Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was cleaning out chunks of wet PVC resin from the side of a mixing machine. While he was attempting to remove the bolted-on steel plate, the plate (which was under pressure) blew out and struck the employee on the right hand and dorsal forearm. He sustained three broken fingers on his right hand, a torn-off fingernail, and lacerations to his right thumb and left dorsal forearm. | |||||
| 2016-01-23 | Delaware City | Delaware | Delaware City Refining Company, LLC | Thigh(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway |
| A Delaware City Refining Company employee was walking to his work location on 1/23/16, at approximately 1:00 AM during an intense snow event. As he was walking, he stopped on the side of the road to allow a snow-plowing pickup truck to pass and then crossed the street. The pickup truck reversed and its back bumper contacted the employee from behind, fracturing his femur. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-11-29 | Delaware City | Delaware | Delaware City Refinery Company, LLC | Head and neck | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An operator was injured while preparing equipment for maintenance by flushing the equipment with condensate (warm water) and flushing it into an oily water sewer system. While performing the flush, it went to the hydrocarbon sewer where it flashed and ignited. The employee suffered second degree burns to the lower face and neck region and lesser burns to his right hand. | |||||
| 2015-02-11 | Delaware City | Delaware | PBF Energy, Inc. | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. |
| An employee tripped and fell to the ground. The employee landed on his knees in a pile of hot petroleum coke. The employee sustained burns on both legs from the coke, and possibly the hot steam. The employee was taken by ambulance to Christiana Hospital, and later transferred to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Chester, Pennsylvania. The employee sustained 2nd degree burns on his legs, and 3rd degree burns on his ankles. | |||||