Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Wolla Oilfield Services, LLC
Start: 8/6/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088071 · 8/6/2019 · Wolla Oilfield Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Propane
Secondary source: Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Wolla Oilfield Services, LLC
Location: Clarence Fed Rig 347, WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA, 58854
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was manually lighting burner boxes on hot oil trucks. When using a cigarette lighter to ignite a pilot burner a liquid propane gas flashback (woof) occurred and the employee suffered flash fire burns to the face and lungs.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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