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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #777847

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

Event
BURN,EXHAUST SYSTEM,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,FIRE,GAS,OIL WELL SERVICING
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
777847
Report ID
854910

Event description

Employees burned in fire from gas/oil fumes

Investigation 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 reac hed 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 F light.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    35
    Occupation code
    614
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 40 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    4
    Event type
    2
    Source
    35
    Occupation code
    614
    Human factor
    6
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

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