Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14401467 - Eight employees injured in flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 14401467 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 09/07/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100831999	09/08/1988	1389	0	Ranger Well Service
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2438604	09/09/1988	1389	0	Hyco Cementing, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100831981	09/08/1988	1389	0	Mobil Exploration And Producing, U.S. Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100831999	09/08/1988	1389	0	Ranger Well Service

Abstract: Employees #1 through #8 were working at mobile oil well #4. Hydrocarbons from the well were being circulated and stored in a metal aboveground, open-topped tank measuring approximately 7 ft by 10 ft by 20 ft. The hazardous vapor mixture flowed over the sides of the tank, gravitating down an incline and under a parked 1988 Ford LTD Crown Victoria. A flash fire occurred when one of the employees started the car. Employees #1 through #8 were hospitalized with severe burns. The internal combustion engine and associated parts of the Crown Victoria had ignited hazardous accumulations of the hydrocarbons from the well.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, AUTOMOBILE, OIL WELL SERVICING, UNTRAINED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100831999	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	100831999	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	2438604	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
4	100831981	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
5	100831981	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
6	100831981	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
7	100831999	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
8	100831999	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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