Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201344934 - Employee Receives Multiple Injures in Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201344934 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 12/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312795933	12/15/2008	1321	211112	Oneok Hydrocarbon, Lp

Abstract: On December 14, 2008, Employee #1 was opening a drain valve on a vessel to remove any water that had settled to the bottom of the vessel. The vessel contained a mixture of 80 percent ethane and 20 percent propane. When he opened the valve to drain the water into and enclosed plastic tank an explosion occurred. A fire burned the ethane and propane mixture through the open drain valve. Employee #1 was thrown from the area by the explosion, receiving a broken arm, dislocated shoulder and other injuries. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FRACTURE, SHOULDER, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, ETHANOL, EXPLOSION, DISLOCATED, PROPANE, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312795933			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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