Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200780864 - Three employees burned by fire in natural gas line

Accident Summary Nr: 200780864 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/30/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122180243	08/02/1999	1623	0	Delta Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 through #3 were repairing a natural gas line that had ruptured the previous night. They were in the excavation, using an electric grinder to cut into the pipe about 60 ft from the site of the blowout when a flash fire erupted. All three employees sustained first- and second-degree burns and were hospitalized overnight.

Keywords: BURN, GRINDER, REPAIR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, NATURAL GAS, GAS, CHEMICAL VAPOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	122180243	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
2	122180243	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
3	122180243	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Welders and cutters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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