Brennan Services
Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA
| Employer | Brennan Services | Report ID | 2021020895 |
| Address | 38 Technology Drive | City, State ZIP | TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA 26059 |
| Event Date | February 1, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns | Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Source of Injury | Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Furnaces, heaters | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 | Inspection # | 1513124 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.06000, -80.56000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees had been pumping out oil and gas waste water from a tanker truck. Vapors/fumes from the condensate mixed in with the waste water caught fire when a torpedo heater started up and a spark shot out of the back. Two employees sustained multiple second and third degree burns and were hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On February 1, 2021, a worker at Brennan Services in TRIADELPHIA, WEST VIRGINIA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids, with coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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