Rig Power Inc.

Contact with hot objects or substances - Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified - MIDLAND, Texas

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Rig Power Inc. in 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

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