Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TNT Well Servicing, Inc., Bertonson 1-30, WATFORD CITY, NORTH DAKOTA 58854
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a vacuum truck when the hose became disconnected and began spraying hot fluid. A fire and then explosion occurred, and the employee suffered serious burns.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableCoal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products, unspecified
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