WTG South Permian Midstream, LLC

Vehicle or machinery fire - Second degree heat (thermal) burns - MIDKIFF, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at WTG South Permian Midstream, LLC in MIDKIFF, Texas
Employer WTG South Permian Midstream, LLC
Address Ratliff Booster Station
City, State ZIP MIDKIFF, Texas 79755
Report ID 2022010826
Event Date January 27, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Vehicle or machinery fire
Source of Injury Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 211120
GPS Coordinates 31.63000, -101.83000

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Incident Narrative

An employee had just begun driving a truck down a lease road. The truck had driven about 350 feet when a flash fire began in the cab, causing second-degree burns to the employee's face and hands.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2022, a worker at WTG South Permian Midstream, LLC in MIDKIFF, Texas suffered second degree heat (thermal) burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as vehicle or machinery fire, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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