Vehicle or machinery fire · Thermal burns degree unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC, IX Ranch 79176 US-87, BIG SANDY, MONTANA 59520
on — Thermal burns degree unspecified, affecting the Multiple body parts unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a UTV on a ranch with a co-worker conducting soil samples. The employees were diagnosing a problem within the engine compartment of the UTV and noticed that a fuel line had melted near a connection. Upon starting the engine, pressure threw the hose from the connector, spraying gasoline onto the machine and the employee. The gasoline contacted a hot surface on the machine and ignited. The employee suffered burns to multiple body parts and was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts unspecified All-terrain vehicle (ATV)
Employees were securing the fuel line of an outboard motor in preparation for removing the motor from a small vessel located in the equipment yard. A gasoline-related fire occurred and one employee sustained burns to both hands and forearms.
Two employees were replacing cartridge filters at the recycle oil filter in a hydrocracking unit. While removing compression springs from the top of the filters located within the filter pot, vapors that had accumulated within the filter tubes ignited, causing a flash fire. Both employees suffered burns to multiple body parts and were hospitalized.
An employee was performing diagnostic work on a vehicle engine. As the employee was leaning over the front of the vehicle, the engine was activated. A fuel leak had produced fumes around the engine, and the ignition spark ignited them. The employee suffered second-degree burns to both hands, both biceps, and the upper chest area.
An employee was checking the fuel level of a ride-on sprayer. While refueling the sprayer, fuel ignited and the employee sustained burns to their jaw and right thumb.
Two employees were working in the kitchen area of a food trailer. There was a sudden burst of fire in the kitchen, and both employees were engulfed by deflagration of gas which oriented from a propane-powered griddle. They suffered first-, second- and third-degree burns to their head, face, arms, and legs.
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