Fractures and burns

Name: Fractures and burns at Warrior Technology
Start: 6/21/2023

2 hospitalizations · 2023065484 · 6/21/2023 · Warrior Technology

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and burns

Cause

Event: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source: Petroleum, crude oil

Employer

Name: Warrior Technology
Location: Winford Central Tank Battery on High Peak Property near TX-350 & E C R 48, BIG SPRING, TEXAS, 79720
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were cleaning a storage tank for petroleum. Employee 1 was inside the tank and employee 2 was outside the tank approximately 30 to 40 feet away when a flash fire occurred. The force of the fire/explosion threw employee 1 into a wall. Employee 1 sustained fractures to the left collar bone and left ribs, a dislocated right elbow, a lacerated left ear, and burns. Employee 2 sustained second-and-third- degree burns to the face, chest, hands, and fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown