Wolla Oilfield Services, LLC

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — WATFORD CITY, North Dakota

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wolla Oilfield Services, LLC in WATFORD CITY, North Dakota
Employer Wolla Oilfield Services, LLC
Address Clarence Fed Rig 347
City, State ZIP WATFORD CITY, North Dakota 58854
Report ID 2019088071
Event Date August 6, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source of Injury Propane
Secondary Source Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 213112
Inspection # 1424230
GPS Coordinates 47.80000, -103.26000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was manually lighting burner boxes on hot oil trucks. When using a cigarette lighter to ignite a pilot burner a liquid propane gas flashback (woof) occurred and the employee suffered flash fire burns to the face and lungs.

Incident Summary

On August 6, 2019, a worker at Wolla Oilfield Services, LLC in WATFORD CITY, North Dakota suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with propane identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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