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SPN Well Services

Vehicle or machinery fire — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — MIDDLEBOURNE, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at SPN Well Services in MIDDLEBOURNE, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer SPN Well Services Report ID 2021032008
Address Antero Pyle Pad City, State ZIP MIDDLEBOURNE, WEST VIRGINIA 26149
Event Date March 7, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Vehicle or machinery fire Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1518477
GPS Coordinates 39.49000, -80.90000

Incident Narrative

SPN Well Services employees were inspecting gas production unit chokes for sand washing. They had inspected three units and were bleeding off pressure on a fourth when a flash fire engulfed it in flames. One of the employees suffered first-, second-, and third-degree burns.

Incident Summary

On March 7, 2021, a worker at SPN Well Services in MIDDLEBOURNE, WEST VIRGINIA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. 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

OSHA has recorded 195 severe injury reports involving "Vehicle or machinery fire" incidents in our database. Browse all Vehicle or machinery fire injuries.

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