Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 25535.015 - Three employees injured in a gas well fire.

Accident Summary Nr: 25535.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 08/17/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
586599.015	08/17/2012		213111	Hall Drilling, Llc

Abstract: At 4:15 a.m. on August 17, 2012, three employees were working for a gas well drilling firm in Wolf Summit, West Virginia. While lifting the drill collars out of the hole, the flammable vapors coming out of the conductor casing ignited. Employees were standing on the rig floor approximately 3 feet above the conductor casing. The rig floor was an open flooring made from expanded metal. Employees were exposed to the heat and/or fire coming out of the conductor casing. Two employees required hospitalization of two or more days and the third employee did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: Fire, Gas Well, Gas Well Drilling

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation
1	586599.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury	Drillers, oil well
2	586599.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury	Drillers, oil well
3	586599.015	25	M	Hospitalized injury	Drillers, oil well

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