Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14494306 - GRADER OPERATOR RUPTURED GAS LINE; DIED IN ENSUING FIRE

Accident Summary Nr: 14494306 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 06/16/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100722693	06/16/1986	1611	0	Cooper Grading, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100265461	07/18/1986	2911	0	Phillips "66" Company Refining Division

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A GRADER OPERATOR, WAS WIDENING A ROAD BED. HE STRUCK A BURIED GASOLINE PIPELINE AND RUPTURED IT. THE EMPLOYEE DIED IN THE ENSUING FIRE. THE PIPELINE WAS MARKED, BUT NOT PRECISELY ENOUGH TO PREVENT CONTACT BY THE GRADER.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, GASOLINE, BURN, GRADER, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, PIPELINE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100722693			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	100265461					Occupation Not Listed

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