Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170179196 - Employee burned in flash explosion of reboiler

Accident Summary Nr: 170179196 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 11/06/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112216221	11/08/1990	1311	0	Stream Energy Inc.

Abstract: At 7:39 p.m. on November 6, 1990, Employee #1, a petroleum worker, attempted to relight the reboiler inside the plant complex. A flash explosion occurred, and he suffered second- and third-degree burns on his face and hands. He was transported to Marian Hospital in Santa Maria, CA, then flown to Sherman Oaks Burn Center in Van Nuys. The plant foreman stated that dry gas leaking into the reboiler may have caused the boiler to explode. Electronic ignition was to be installed so that the reboiler would not need to be lit manually. The employer was cited for a general violation of T8CCR 6772 (c) and 6773 (c) for petroleum safety, and a serious violation of T8CCR 6777 (d).

Keywords: BURN, LEAK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, BOILER, OIL WELL DRILLING, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, FACE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112216221			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Petroleum engineers

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