Incident date: 2025-01-29
NAICS industry code: 213111

An employee was in the cab of the blender, preparing for well injection at a fracking site. The driveline disengaged from the transmission and started striking the cage that encloses the driveline. This created sparks and ignited a fire. The employee sustained burns around their eyes and cheeks and burns to both hands.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Vehicle or machinery fire
code_source: title: Drilling and extraction machinery  unspecified
code_nature: title: Thermal burns  degree unspecified
code_body: title: Head and extremities
severity: moderate