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DNB Energy Services

Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids — Second degree heat (thermal) burns — WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DNB Energy Services in WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer DNB Energy Services Report ID 2021021272
Address 1691 124th Avenue NW City, State ZIP WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA 58854
Event Date February 11, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids Source of Injury Chemicals and chemical products, unspecified
Secondary Source Handtools-power not determined, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1516592
GPS Coordinates 47.87000, -103.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working at the back of a tanker trailer with a handheld impact tool. A flash fire ignited due to the friction from the impact tool and the fumes mixing, resulting in 2nd-degree burns to approximately 15% of the employee's body.

Incident Summary

On February 11, 2021, a worker at DNB Energy Services in WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. 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.

Context

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