Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at SPN Well Services
Start: 3/7/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021032008 · 3/7/2021 · SPN Well Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event: Vehicle or machinery fire
Source: Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name: SPN Well Services
Location: Antero Pyle Pad, MIDDLEBOURNE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26149
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

SPN Well Services employees were inspecting gas production unit chokes for sand washing. They had inspected three units and were bleeding off pressure on a fourth when a flash fire engulfed it in flames. One of the employees suffered first-, second-, and third-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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