Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123002.015 - Employee is burned in flash fire when oil well vapors ignite

Accident Summary Nr: 123002.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 11/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1447868.015	11/27/2019		562910	Northern A 1 Environmental Services

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on November 26, 2019, an employee working as a laborer and Coworker #1, who were employed by different companies, was performing a mechanical integrity test on a well casing on an oil rig. Coworker #2, a hot oiler, was pumping fluid down the well when vapors coming from the fluid ignited. The employee and Coworker #1 sustained multiple burns and were hospitalized. The Coworker #1 was later transferred to another hospital, where he died on December 4, 2019.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Chemical, Chemical Vapor, Chest, Face, Fire, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Flash, Ignite, Ignition, Laborer, Lack of Work Procedures, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Neck, Oil Rig, Oil Well Servicing, Smoke, Testing

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1447868.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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