Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200030682 - Employee injured in natural gas explosion and fire

Accident Summary Nr: 200030682 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 04/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302112396	04/30/1999	1623	0	Utility Constructors Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was responding to the scene of a natural gas line fire and explosion. Apparently, a contractor had been engaged in directional boring without uncovering the buried gas lines and he struck and ruptured a 4 in. natural gas line. Employee #1, part of a crew responding to the resulting explosion and fire, sustained serious injuries.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, NATURAL GAS, GAS, RUPTURE, EXPLOSION, PIPELINE, STRUCK BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	302112396

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