Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201272861 - Four Employees Are Burned in Methane Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201272861 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/04/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312532492	10/06/2008	1381	213111	Brookwood Oil Field Service

Abstract: On October 4, 2008, four employees, termed Roustabouts, were engaged in attaching a separator unit to a coal bed methane degasification well. The employees had attached the apparatus to the wellhead and were checking for leaks, when a surge of methane erupted from the well and caused a pipe to separate at the threaded end attached to the wellhead. A flash fire occurred that burned the four employees, resulting in their hospitalization.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, NATURAL GAS, GAS, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312532492	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	312532492	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	312532492	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
4	312532492	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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