Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200713147 - Employee Is Killed in Heat Exchanger Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200713147 -- Report ID: 0636900 -- Event Date: 05/25/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310440631	05/29/2007	4922	211111	Crestwood Midstream Partners Lp

Abstract: On May 25, 2007, an employee and a coworker, plant operators, were working the evening shift to ignite the heat exchanger. After four attempts, the coworker received the green light on the control panel. He gave a thumb's up sign to the employee to proceed. The employee was at the gas heater controls, bending over at the controls when the heat exchanger exploded. The employee was killed. No fire or flash was noted.

Keywords: EXPLOSION, HEAT EXCHANGER, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, CONTUSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310440631			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Power plant operators

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