Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201344207 - Employee killed when ruptured natural gas line explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 201344207 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 09/29/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309888956	09/29/2006	1794	238910	Double M Construction Co., Inc.

Abstract: On September 29, 2006, Employee #1 was using an trenching machine to make trenches when the machine struck a 24-inch natural gas line, resulting in an explosion and fire. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BURN, EXCAVATION, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, CONSTRUCTION, NATURAL GAS, TRENCH, TRENCH DIGGER, EXPLOSION, STRUCK BY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309888956			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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