Precision Plugging & Sales Inc.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - OLNEY, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Precision Plugging & Sales Inc. in OLNEY, Illinois
Employer Precision Plugging & Sales Inc.
Address 108 LINN ST
City, State ZIP OLNEY, Illinois 62450
Report ID 20171110926
Event Date November 14, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source of Injury Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 484121
Inspection # 1277368
GPS Coordinates 38.73554, -88.10387

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Incident Narrative

On 11/14/2017, at approximately 1:30 PM, an employee was plugging a well when an unexpected flow of oil and gas occurred, causing a fire that severely burned the employee.

Incident Summary

On November 14, 2017, a worker at Precision Plugging & Sales Inc. in OLNEY, Illinois suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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