Rig Power Inc.
Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - MIDLAND, Texas
| Employer | Rig Power Inc. |
| Address | Laredo Petroleum, Fires Eyes 47 intermediate Tank Battery |
| City, State ZIP | MIDLAND, Texas 79701 |
| Report ID | 2022087009 |
| Event Date | August 8, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Source of Injury | Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 213112 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.99000, -102.08000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was performing backflow operations at a tank battery. After shutting a valve, pressure built in the line causing the line to rupture. The employee was standing near the line when it ruptured and their right arm and the right side of their torso were struck by hot oil, water, and sand (approximately 147 degrees) resulting in severe burns requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On August 8, 2022, a worker at Rig Power Inc. in MIDLAND, Texas suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with hot objects or substances, with coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 1,902 severe injury reports involving "Contact with hot objects or substances" incidents in our database. Browse all Contact with hot objects or substances injuries.
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