Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121636.015 - Employee sustains hand and face burns while lighting pilot l

Accident Summary Nr: 121636.015 -- Report ID: 0627500 -- Event Date: 11/06/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1444528.015	11/08/2019		211111	Apache Corporation

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on November 6, 2019, an employee was attempting to light a pilot using a rag and a metal pole. The employee did not take any readings for combustible gases prior to creating an ignition source. The gases ignited and burned the employee in the face. The employee suffered burns to his face and hands. A coworker drove the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted.

Keywords: Burn, Face, Fire, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Hand, Ignite, Ignition, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Open Flame, Pilot Light, Vapor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1444528.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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