Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14413074 - Employee killed in trailer house fire

Accident Summary Nr: 14413074 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 07/16/1974
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
16984023	07/16/1974	1381	0	Cactus Drilling Corp

Abstract: At approximately 4:15 a.m., Employee #1 awoke in his trailer house at an oil drilling rig. When he lit a cigarette, a butane leak caused the trailer house to ignite. Employee #1 sustained burns over 80 percent of his body and was killed.

Keywords: BURN, BUTANE, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, OIL WELL DRILLING, SMOKING, GAS LEAK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	16984023			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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