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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2023065476 · 6/20/2023 · Cactus Wellhead LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source
Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
Secondary source
Turning handtools-powered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Cactus Wellhead LLC
Location
Rocker B 38H near hwy 163 and 401 not directions, BIG LAKE, TEXAS, 76932
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 6/20/2023, at approximately 12:20 PM, the injured employee was working on a decompletion at a well. A rig crew had set a blow out preventer (BOP) on the wellhead, and the injured employee was torquing the nuts when a spark came out from the side of the torque unit and ignited a flash fire. The employee was engulfed by the fire and sustained first degree burns to their face and second degree burns to both hands.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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