CRANE, TEXAS—
Targa Midstream Services, LLC
Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Final narrative
An employee was walking by a room where a subcontractor had been working on a pipe and heard a hissing noise that made him think that gas was leaking. He evacuated the room and told the subcontract workers to leave when the gas ignited. The employee received burns to his hands, face, and shoulders.
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