Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170029532 - Employee dies from burns in hot-oil explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170029532 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 11/10/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123412819	12/13/1994	1389	0	Rolling Plains Well Service

Abstract: Employee #1 was performing a hot-oiler operation on a tank system to remove paraffin. He parked his hot-oiler vehicle with the fuel box directly downwind from and within 17 feet of the open-hatch tank. It is believed that this allowed vapors from the battery tank/hot oiler to enter the hot oiler fire box and cause an explosion. The fire engulfed Employee #1. He was flown to Lubbock Burn Center (University Medical Center) where he died almost 30 days later from infections.

Keywords: BURN, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, EXPLOSION, OIL WELL SERVICING, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123412819			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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