Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Second degree heat (thermal) burns at D&B Flowback and Well Testing
Start: 2/9/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018021394 · 2/9/2018 · D&B Flowback and Well Testing

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name: D&B Flowback and Well Testing
Location: CR 364, SHINER, TEXAS, 77984
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was emptying a filter pod at the flare stack when a small flame came out of the top of the flare stack, landed in the condensate, and burned him. He suffered second degree burns to the hands, stomach, and calves, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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