Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170084503 - Employee killed in gas well explosion and fire

Accident Summary Nr: 170084503 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 07/13/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300429149	07/14/1996	1311	0	Wcs Oil & Gas Corporation

Abstract: Employee #1 was operating the choke on the rig floor. He was trying to reduce the pressure when the well blew out and ignited. Employee #1 was caught in the natural gas fire that engulfed the rig floor, and was burned to death.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, NATURAL GAS, GAS, EXPLOSION, BLOWOUT--OIL WELL, GAS WELL DRILLING, OIL RIG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300429149			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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