Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117646.015 - Employee is burned when CNG line explodes and catches fire

Accident Summary Nr: 117646.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1412919.015	06/26/2019		562219	Community Waste Disposal, Lp

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on June 22, 2019, an employee was performing maintenance on a compressed natural gas (CNG) regulator on a CNG Autocar front end load waste truck. The gas line has an approximately 3600 pounds per square inch (psi) pressure built up in the system. The line was not bled or locked out and it cut loose from the truck causing the shop to catch when the CNG ignited. The employee was burned requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Chest, Compressed Gas, Compressor, Explosion, Fire, Flammable Vapors, Gas, High Pressure, High Pressure Pipe, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Malfunction, Mech Malfunction, Natural Gas, Pressure Release, Repair, Valve

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1412919.015	29	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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