Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 775338 - Employee burned when natural gas ignites

Accident Summary Nr: 775338 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 04/05/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106646904	04/05/1989	1389	0	J.W. Gibson Well Service Company
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106649288	04/14/1989	1311	0	Ladd Petroleum Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was a floorman on service crew that moved a Franks service rig, model 1287-160 DTD-HT, serial #80081-6, to a producing oil well to locate and repair a hole in the tubing. When the sucker rods and tubing were pulled out of the well, natural gas escaped from the well and crude oil was intermittently blown out. No action was taken to stop the flow of gas or to clean up the oil. Just after the crew began running the tubing back in the well, the escaping natural gas ignited. The burning gas then ignited the crude oil on the ground. The crew was working in and under the mast, and Employee #1 was burned on the hand and mouth. He was hospitalized. Possible sources of ignition include metal-to-metal contact, static electricity, and smoking.

Keywords: STATIC ELECTRICITY, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, BURN, REPAIR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, NATURAL GAS, CRUDE OIL, OIL WELL SERVICING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106646904			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	106649288					Occupation Not Listed

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