Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Basin Engineering
Start: 7/5/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022075820 · 7/5/2022 · Basin Engineering

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Basin Engineering
Location: GPS Coordinates: (31.7381640, -103.8665750), ORLA, TEXAS, 79770
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Combustible gas had been vented from a combustor so that its pilot assembly could be safely relit. When an employee relit the pilot light, some remaining gas ignited, and the resulting flash fire burned his left hand and right forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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