Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 777847 - Employees burned in fire from gas/oil fumes

Accident Summary Nr: 777847 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 06/02/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105592554	06/02/1988	1389	0	Updike Brothers Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 were getting an oil well ready for cement. They were pumping water that contained gas and oil from the well into a flat tank. The fumes reached the exhaust of the pump and a fire started. Employees #1 and #2 were burned over 75 percent of their body and were taken to University Burn Center by Life Flight.

Keywords: BURN, EXHAUST SYSTEM, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, GAS, OIL WELL SERVICING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105592554			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Drillers, oil well
2	105592554			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Drillers, oil well

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