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Accident Summary Nr: 101348.015 - Two employees killed; Two employees are injured in an explos

Accident Summary Nr: 101348.015 -- Report ID: 0521400 -- Event Date: 12/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1281756.015	12/06/2017		111191	M & R Farms, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on December 15, 2017, four employees were installing drainage tile seamlessly with a tile plow. The tile plow became stuck and another tractor was used to assist the tile plow to pull through the obstruction. The obstruction appears to have been a 20 inch gas line which subsequently exploded. Employees #1 and #2 were pronounced dead at the scene and Employees #3 and #4 were hospitalized.

Keywords: Explosion, Natural Gas, Pipeline

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation
1	1281756.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury	Farm workers
2	1281756.015	59	M	Fatality	Farm workers
3	1281756.015	59	M	Fatality	Farm workers
4	1281756.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury	Farm workers

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