Noble Drilling, LLC

Contact with hot objects or substances — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Noble Drilling, LLC in TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Noble Drilling, LLC Report ID 20191212481
Address TI-IVES-157-94-0601-H-6 Well Site, Near 71st Street NW City, State ZIP TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA 58852
Event Date December 4, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified Body Part Face, unspecified
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Steam, vapors-nonchemical
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 48.36000, -102.95000

Incident Narrative

An employee was monitoring a 2-inch hose that was being thawed out using steam and was about to uncouple it to drain the line. When he unlatched the cam locks, built-up steam in the line released and burned the employee's face.

Incident Summary

On December 4, 2019, a worker at Noble Drilling, LLC in TIOGA, NORTH DAKOTA suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the face, unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with steam, vapors-nonchemical identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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