Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 154473.015 - One employee Is Killed, Another Fractures Arm When Struck By

Accident Summary Nr: 154473.015 -- Report ID: 0418600 -- Event Date: 11/18/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1635114.015	11/19/2022		237120	Security Fence & Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on November 18, 2022, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were closing a nitrogen valve on an oil and gas pipeline. By closing the valve on the meter run, the employees were trying to equalize pressure in the nitrogen line to the actuator. A sudden release of nitrogen caused the vent valve to become detached, striking Employee #1 in the head and Employee #2 in the arm. Employee #1 sustained fractures and blunt force trauma to the head and was killed. Employee #2 fractured his arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Flying Object, Fracture, Head, Pipeline, Struck Against, Struck By, Valve, Venting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1635114.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury
2	1635114.015	19	M	Fatality

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