Jay Bee Oil and Gas, Inc.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns - ALMA, West Virginia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Jay Bee Oil and Gas, Inc. in ALMA, West Virginia
Employer Jay Bee Oil and Gas, Inc.
Address Doc Well Pad
City, State ZIP ALMA, West Virginia 26320
Report ID 2017098896
Event Date September 16, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary Source Heat guns
Industry (NAICS) 213111
Inspection # 1264397
GPS Coordinates 39.42000, -80.83000

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Incident Narrative

On September 16, 2017, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee and two vendor employees were repairing a tank dike liner with a heating iron. Flammable condensate leaked from the plumbing at a hammer union on ground level going to the condensate tank. The heat gun ignited the vapors resulting in third degree burns to the injured workers' hands and face. One employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 16, 2017, a worker at Jay Bee Oil and Gas, Inc. in ALMA, West Virginia suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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