Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14391197 - Employee killed by flying end of ruptured tank

Accident Summary Nr: 14391197 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 12/22/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101616373	12/23/1987	4922	0	Mid Louisiana Gas

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on December 22, 1987, Employee #1 was transferring oil from a vehicle-mounted tank to a compressor gear tank. By applying air pressure from the air compressor, which was mounted on the truck bed, into an oil tank on the truck bed, the oil would be pressured through a flexible hose to a compressor building, where it would enter a rigid iron 3/4 in. line to a holding tank on top of the gas compressor. While applying air into the oil tank, the oil tank became overpressurized and ruptured. The end of the tank struck Employee #1 in the abdomen/hip area and killed him.

Keywords: ABDOMEN, OIL TANK, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, TANK, HIP

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101616373			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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