Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14431670 - Employee killed when struck in head by compressor parts

Accident Summary Nr: 14431670 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 12/14/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101442333	12/15/1988	2911	0	Farmers Union Central Exchange,Inc./Cenex Refinery

Abstract: Employee #1, an assistant operator, was opening the required valves to bring a second compressor on line in parallel with another compressor already in operation. A compressor cylinder head coolant jacket ruptured and fragmented, striking the employee in the head and killing him. The compressor's units are Ingersoll-Rand gas engine-driven compressors used in a petroleum refining process.

Keywords: COMPRESSOR, HEAD, RUPTURE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101442333			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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