Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200994812 - Employees burned in an natural gas explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200994812 -- Report ID: 0551800 -- Event Date: 09/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306859661	09/02/2003	4731	488510	Covenant Transport

Abstract: At approximately 4:05 p.m. on September 1, 2003, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were in the shipping office when a natural gas explosion sent a fireball through the building burning the employees and causing combustible materials to burn. Employee #1 dispatcher, and Employees #2 and #3 truck drivers, escaped form the building after the explosion and were hospitalized with second and third degree burns. A natural gas leak was discovered on September 2, 2003 on a four inch service line under the asphalt, north of the building. There were continuous heavy rain showers on the day of the accident.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, NATURAL GAS, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306859661	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Truck drivers, heavy
2	306859661	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Truck drivers, heavy
3	306859661	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Dispatchers

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