Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115899.015 - Two employees are burned when gas pipeline is struck

Accident Summary Nr: 115899.015 -- Report ID: 0625500 -- Event Date: 11/10/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1359443.015	11/12/2018		486210	Pumpco Incorporated

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on November 10, 2018, two employees were performing ditching operations in an area which was not identified by ground surface markings. While performing the ditching operations on a new pipeline, an existing 20 inch natural gas pipeline was struck. In the resulting explosion and fire, Employee #1 suffered 2nd and 3rd degree burns on 70% of his body, mostly on his back side as he was running away from the scene. He was airlifted to a regional burn center. Employee #2 suffered burns on 10% of his body but did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: Burn, Ditch, Explosion, Fire, Natural Gas, Pipeline, Trench Digger

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1359443.015	19	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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