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Accident Summary Nr: 522177 - Employees suffer injuries in oil/gas well explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 522177 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 09/07/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106417223	09/07/1993	1311	0	Snyder Oil Corporation
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106417231	09/07/1993	1389	0	Boehm Well Service, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106417249	09/07/1993	1389	0	Halliburton Energy Services

Abstract: At approximately 6:20 p.m. on September 3, 1993, Employees #1 through #5 were working together to "kill" an oil/gas well so that they could repair a hole in the casing. To release pressure from the wewll head during the circulating process, natural gas was being vented out of the top of the flow back tank approximately 30 feet from the diesel engines mounted on the pump truck. When the vented natural gas entered the area where the diesel engines were running, it ignited. A flash fire resulted. Employees #1, #2, and #3 were hospitalized while Employees #4 and #5 were treated and released.

Keywords: VENTING, WORK RULES, ENGINE, GAS WELL DRILLING, REPAIR, FIRE, OIL WELL DRILLING, NATURAL GAS, WELLHEAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106417223	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	106417231	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	106417249	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
4	106417249	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
5	106417249	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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