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Second degree heat (thermal) burns

1 hospitalization · 2023109815 · 10/24/2023 · Wildcat Oil Tools

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Head and neck
Nature of injury
Second degree heat (thermal) burns

Cause

Event
Fire, unspecified
Source
Oil drilling rigs and machinery

Employer

Name
Wildcat Oil Tools
Location
Garden Blue Well 0904, GARDEN CITY, TEXAS, 79739
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working in an area where another company was also working. The other company's employees were using an electric hydraulic pump to remove the bolts of the frac valve. The wiring of the torque wrench and pump unit were then charred and a flash fire occurred. The employee sustained second-degree burns to their face and neck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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