Consolidated Resource, LLC.

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids - Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns - KERSEY, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Consolidated Resource, LLC. in KERSEY, Colorado
Employer Consolidated Resource, LLC.
Address Anchutz state 5-61-19 418 north 9th avenue
City, State ZIP KERSEY, Colorado 80644
Report ID 2020043024
Event Date April 2, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112
GPS Coordinates 40.38000, -104.56000

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Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a vertical two-phase separator. The employee was reconfiguring the sight glass and using various wrenches to loosen the existing fittings and tighten the new fittings. The fitting that connected the vessel to the sight glass piping broke behind the closed valve. The swage (fitting that broke) caused the pressurized hydrocarbons to release into the air, which found an ignition source and started a fire. The employee received second and third degree burns to the hands, legs, and arms and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 2, 2020, a worker at Consolidated Resource, LLC. in KERSEY, Colorado suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the upper and lower limb(s). The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with chemicals and chemical products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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