Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns

Name: Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns at Helmerich & Payne
Start: 11/13/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021119854 · 11/13/2021 · Helmerich & Payne

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name: Helmerich & Payne
Location: LAT: 32.2076 LONG: -93.3442, COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA, 71019
NAICS: 213111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was draining water out of a flare line. The employee opened the valve and was walking away when a flare ignited, resulting in second and third degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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