Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 85872.015 - Employee is killed in fire due to flammable vapors from crud

Accident Summary Nr: 85872.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 05/19/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1153227.015	06/07/2016		213112	West Texas Transports, Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on May 19, 2016, an employee was unloading salt wastewater from the oil fields. After unloading the truck, the employee went to use the bathroom located next to the hooking valves for unloading. The bathroom caught fire and the employee was killed from after-burns to 90 percent of his body.

Keywords: Burn, Explosion, Natural Gas, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1153227.015	38	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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