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Helmerich & Payne

Contact with hot objects or substances — Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns — COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Helmerich & Payne in COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA
Employer Helmerich & Payne Report ID 2021119854
Address LAT: 32.2076 LONG: -93.3442 City, State ZIP COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA 71019
Event Date November 13, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Contact with hot objects or substances Source of Injury Oil drilling rigs and machinery
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 32.02000, -93.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was draining water out of a flare line. The employee opened the valve and was walking away when a flare ignited, resulting in second and third degree burns.

Incident Summary

On November 13, 2021, a worker at Helmerich & Payne in COUSHATTA, LOUISIANA suffered third or fourth degree heat (thermal) burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with oil drilling rigs and machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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