Petro Harvester Operating Company,LLC

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - LAUREL, Mississippi

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Petro Harvester Operating Company,LLC in LAUREL, Mississippi
Employer Petro Harvester Operating Company,LLC
Address 1119 West 6th Street, North Pad Upper level
City, State ZIP LAUREL, Mississippi 39440
Report ID 2018043760
Event Date April 19, 2018
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, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 211111
Inspection # 1339266
GPS Coordinates 31.69555, -89.13980

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Incident Narrative

An employee was inserting a hand held wand with a burning cloth attached to the end into a 4" opening of the main burner valve to ignite the pilot. The flame ignited residual gas and burned the employee.

Incident Summary

On April 19, 2018, a worker at Petro Harvester Operating Company,LLC in LAUREL, Mississippi 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, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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