Nabors Drilling USA
Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA
| Employer | Nabors Drilling USA | Report ID | 2019021597 |
| Address | Wellsite Badlands Federal 21x-13B | City, State ZIP | WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA 58854 |
| Event Date | February 12, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Body Part | Forearm(s) |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances | Source of Injury | Liquids, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.80000, -103.28000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing the pump at a wellsite. The line froze up and the trapped hot condensate shot out and burned the employee's right forearm.
Incident Summary
On February 12, 2019, a worker at Nabors Drilling USA in WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with liquids, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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