SPN Well Services
Vehicle or machinery fire - Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns - MIDDLEBOURNE, West Virginia
| Employer | SPN Well Services |
| Address | Antero Pyle Pad |
| City, State ZIP | MIDDLEBOURNE, West Virginia 26149 |
| Report ID | 2021032008 |
| 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 |
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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 201 severe injury reports involving "Vehicle or machinery fire" incidents in our database. Browse all Vehicle or machinery fire injuries.
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