Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170615231 - Employee sustains burns in pump explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170615231 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 03/28/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111950226	04/20/1994	1389	0	Pride Petroleum Services

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on March 28, 1994, an explosion occurred around the shell shaker of pump #60 at Bechtel Petroleum, NPR-1, well #372X-36R, Elk Hills, Taft, CA. Employee #1 was burned in the fire which followed the explosion. He was taken to Kern Medical Center and then transferred to Sherman Oaks Burn Center, where he was treated for second- and third-degree burns to his back and arms. He remained in the burn center for four and a half weeks.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, BACK, EXPLOSION, OIL WELL SERVICING, ARM, PUMP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111950226			Hospitalized injury	Burn(Chemical)	Helpers, extractive occupations

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