Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170739494 - Employee injured in fall after gas valve blows out

Accident Summary Nr: 170739494 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 12/19/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120062955	12/21/1995	2911	0	Texaco E & P, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was assisting contractor personnel in removing a malfunctioning 8 in. gas valve at a newly constructed gas plant. The bolts securing the bonnet were removed and coworkers standing on the nearby elevated 6 in. bypass line tried to lift off the bonnet of the 8 in. valve. A coworker was using a pry bar to lift it off when the bonnet, valve stem, and wedge blew out, knocking Employee #1 and coworkers off the 6 in. bypass line. Employee #1 fell into an adjacent trench, and the valve bonnet and valve stem fell on top of him. He suffered a fractured right tibia, fibula, and ankle. The pipeline had not been properly bladed to the atmospheric pressure.

Keywords: FRACTURE, MAINTENANCE, WORK RULES, TRENCH, HIGH PRESSURE, VALVE, FALL, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120062955			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Production helpers

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