Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14474993 - Two employees die in gas explosion and ensuing forest fire

Accident Summary Nr: 14474993 -- Report ID: 0625100 -- Event Date: 04/22/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103622585	03/28/1994	4922	0	El Paso Natural Gas, Co.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103621652	04/26/1993	0851	0	U.S. Dept. Of Agriculture - Forest Service

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating a dozer during reshaping of an arroyo in the Brantley Dam area, north of Carlsbad, NM. The dozer hit an 8 in. gas main. The line exploded and burned the dozer operator beyond recognition, killing him. Employee #2 was a fire fighter working on a prescribed burn when the wind picked up, causing the fire to burn out of control. The fire overcame the fire fighter before he could get to safety or use his fire shelter. Employee #2 died.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, EXPLOSION, BURN, HIGH WIND, FIRE, STRUCK AGAINST, GAS, PIPELINE, BULLDOZER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103622585			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Firefighting occupations
2	103621652			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Grader, dozer and scraper operators

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