Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201270717 - Employee killed when natural gas explodes from broken pipe

Accident Summary Nr: 201270717 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 01/22/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302318670	01/23/1999	1623	0	James Tidwell Dba R & B Construction

Abstract: A backhoe broke a natural gas line and an accumulation of natural gas exploded killing Employee #1.

Keywords: CONSTRUCTION, NATURAL GAS, GAS, EXPLOSION, GAS LEAK, CONCUSSION, BACKHOE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Excavation, landfill		Other		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	302318670			Fatality	Concussion	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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