Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200600823 - Employee killed when struck by flying T-joint at oil well

Accident Summary Nr: 200600823 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 05/12/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303413157	05/13/2000	1389	0	Lilly Construction, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a helper were releasing the pressure from an oil well when a carbon dioxide ice plug formed in the line. The well was shut-in and they waited for the ice to melt. Employee #1 was walking toward the storage tanks when the plug released and a T-joint broke off the pipe, striking him in the head. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: HEAD, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, HIGH PRESSURE, CARBON DIOXIDE, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, FROZEN, OIL RIG, PRESSURE RELEASE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303413157			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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