Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14413470 - Employee killed when compressor pipe explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 14413470 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 06/06/1989
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103399929	06/08/1989	1321	0	Arco Oil & Gas Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was working in a gas processing plant, shutting down a high-pressure compressor containing nitrogen gas. A steel pipe exploded, and pieces of the pipe struck Employee #1. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital 45 minutes later. The cause of the explosion was still under investigation at the time this report was written.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, GAS, NITROGEN, EXPLOSION, HIGH PRESSURE, PIPE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, GAS WELL DRILLING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103399929			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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