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Fractures and burns

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
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