Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126791847 - Barrett Resources

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 126791847

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 08/20/1998

Site Address:
Barrett Resources
120z-2 Coyote Basin
Roosevelt, UT 84066

Mailing Address:
30 W 425 S, Roosevelt, UT 84066

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/20/1998

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/21/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362649667

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
Current Penalty	$750	$0	$0	$0	$0	$750
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citation Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260352 I	08/27/1998	10/15/1998	$750	$750	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 171056849

Event: 08/19/1998

Employee injured when struck by top of tank after explosion

Employee #1, who was self-employed, was cutting open a treatment vessel/treater on a non-producing oil well when the treater caught on fire. The fire heated the treater, which then leaked out burning crude oil and spread the fire across the well area. Weeds and other plants next to the treater also caught on fire and the flames spread up the tank grade, igniting a wooden pump house and a valve house on the front of a water tank. The insulation on the tank also caught on fire; the insulation gradually became engulfed in flames and the tank began to hiss. A massive explosion blew off the top of the tank, which landed on Employee #1. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, OIL WELL DRILLING, CRUDE OIL, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TANK, PRESSURE RELEASE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126791847			Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Truck drivers, heavy

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