Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 93801.015 - Employee is injured during wellhead explosion and is burned

Accident Summary Nr: 93801.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/16/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1213484.015	02/17/2017		211112	Nextera Energy, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on February 16, 2017, an employee was turning a master valve on a gas wellhead when it exploded and threw the employee a distance away. The employees pants caught on fire during the wellhead explosion and suffered third degree burns to both legs. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1213484.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury

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