Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 361107626 - Three employees burned in oil well fire

Accident Summary Nr: 361107626 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 02/10/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106559297	02/11/1997	1311	0	Petco Petroleum Corporation

Abstract: Employees #1 through #3 and a coworker were part of a drilling crew that was inserting pipe into a well. A pocket of natural gas worked its way to the earth's surface through the well hole and made contact with an ignition source on the drilling rig. A fire erupted and Employees #1 through #3 sustained severe burns. One of the four workers also suffered multiple fractures in a fall.

Keywords: BURN, FRACTURE, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, OIL WELL DRILLING, NATURAL GAS, FALL, PIPE, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106559297	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Drillers, oil well
2	106559297	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Drillers, oil well
3	106559297	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Drillers, oil well

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