Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Second degree heat (thermal) burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cactus Wellhead LLC, Rocker B 38H near hwy 163 and 401 not directions, BIG LAKE, TEXAS 76932
on , Second degree heat (thermal) burns, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On 6/20/2023, at approximately 12:20 PM, the injured employee was working on a decompletion at a well. A rig crew had set a blow out preventer (BOP) on the wellhead, and the injured employee was torquing the nuts when a spark came out from the side of the torque unit and ignited a flash fire. The employee was engulfed by the fire and sustained first degree burns to their face and second degree burns to both hands.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedCoal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified