Incident date: 2024-02-20
NAICS industry code: 213112

Employees were installing a manual start switch on a 480-volt variable speed drive motor controller on a saltwater disposal (SWD) well control panel when an arc flash occurred. Two employee sustained burns and were hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Direct exposure to electricity  greater than 220 volts
code_source: title: Drilling and extraction machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Electrical burns  any degree
code_body: title: Part of body  unspecified
severity: low