Pioneer Well Services, LLC

Vehicle or machinery fire — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — CHANDLER, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Pioneer Well Services, LLC in CHANDLER, Texas
Employer Pioneer Well Services, LLC
Address Taylor 1 Henderson County
City, State ZIP CHANDLER, Texas 75758
Report ID 2019099261
Event Date September 6, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Vehicle or machinery fire
Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112
Inspection # 1430156
GPS Coordinates 32.30000, -95.47000

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Incident Narrative

A crew was using a pump to circulate fluids to a tank when there was a release from a well and a flash fire occurred. Two employees suffered burns to the face and body, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2019, a worker at Pioneer Well Services, LLC in CHANDLER, Texas suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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