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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 NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1444528.01511/08/2019211111Apache 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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