Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123596.015 - Employee is burned in flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 123596.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 01/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1459500.015	01/29/2020		213111	Southwestern Drilling Company

Abstract: At 9:00 p.m. on January 21, 2020, an employee was attempting sucking the contents out of an Eco tank through the top hatch while standing on a stepladder and holding the vacuum hose. The tank contained a mixture of water, 6% potassium chloride, drill cuttings, and natural gas vapors. As the employee stood on the ladder, a flare stack ignitor lit the tank vapors causing a flash fire. As the flames exited the hatch, they encountered the employee. The employee was hospitalized to treat second degree burns.

Keywords: Burn, Cleaning, Fire, Hatch, Hose, Ignite, Ignition, Ignition System, Natural Gas, Stepladder, Tank, Vacuum Cleaner, Water

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1459500.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury

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