Abstract: On January 22, 2000, Employees #1 through #3, arrived at Gore Brothers, Inc., in Clovis, NM, to replace a worn out section of a gravity-fed transition pipe feeding the leg of an elevator. Employees #1 and #2 entered the boot pit area, while Employee #3 stayed outside as an attendant. The first two employees began using a cutting torch to remove the 12 in. by 12 in. transition pipe. They were finishing the third cut when a flash explosion occurred. Employees #1 and #2 turned off the torch and were leaving the area when a second explosion blew out the top of the elevator leg. All three employees suffered from burns and smoke inhalation, and were flown to University Hospital in Lubbock, TX, for treatment. They were released during the following week.