OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221457476
BLACK GOLD ENERGY SERVICES LLC
HOBBS, NM·
Event description
Employee is burned when hydrogen sulfide gas ignites
Investigation abstract
At 6:45 p.m. on October 28, 2021, an employee was circulating a tank of hydrogen sulfide when a burner box, which was 15 feet away, was turned on and the hydrogen sulfide that was in the atmosphere ignited. The employee was hospitalized to treat second and third-degree burns to his hands and face.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 779
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