Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14403067 - Employees injured in gas line explosion and fire

Accident Summary Nr: 14403067 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 11/16/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107431587	11/16/1992	1623	0	Valero Transmission Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
107431595	11/16/1992	1623	0	Tennessee Pipeline Construction Co.

Abstract: Employees #1 and #2 received severe burns to their backs and Employee #1 also received severe burns to his hand when a 16 in. natural gas line ruptured and exploded. It is suspected that while another 16 in. natural gas line was being excavated for modifications, the excavator bucket contacted an unidentified valve on the adjoining line that exploded.

Keywords: BURN, CONSTRUCTION, NATURAL GAS, BACK, EXPLOSION, VALVE, EXCAVATOR, STRUCK BY, GAS FITTING, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107431587			Occupation Not Listed
2	107431595	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	107431595	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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