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Fractures and burns

1 hospitalization · 2023087375 · 8/13/2023 · New Prospect Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures and burns

Cause

Event
Explosion, n.e.c.
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
New Prospect Company
Location
Cherry Hill Road, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA, 26003
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were performing well pad completion work. They pumped nitrogen into the well unit to open it up so that it would flow/produce. The employee went to the sand-removing unit/trailer to check if the well was flowing. He was standing on the steps and walkway of the trailer when an explosion occurred that knocked him over the walkway handrail resulting in a 3-4 foot fall. He was hospitalized with a fractured left foot and first-degree burns to his hands. A generator about 37 feet away had caused the ignition.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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