Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at AAA Well Service
Start: 9/18/2015

1 amputation · 2015096851 · 9/18/2015 · AAA Well Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Hydrogen sulfide
Secondary source: Pumps

Employer

Name: AAA Well Service
Location: Aspect Energy Hanna-player well number 1, MANVEL, TEXAS, 77578
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was circulating mud and water and sucking fluid from a steel container with a running vacuum truck. H2S vapor accumulated under the truck. When it reached his hot pump, it caused a flash fire. The employee suffered burns to his face and hands.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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