Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201925435 - Employee Is Killed by Fire at the West Storage Facility

Accident Summary Nr: 201925435 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 02/08/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312926553	02/09/2011	1799	238990	Turner Industries Group, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 12:15 p.m. on February 8, 2011, Employee # 1 and four other coworkers were working in the West storage Facility at Enterprise Products located at Mont Belvieu, Texas. A major fire began but Employee # 1 wasn't able to escape. The recovery effort was delayed until the evening of February 10, 2011, due to the presence of hydrocarbon vapors and small residual fires.

Keywords: EXCAVATION, NATURAL GAS, PIPELINE, STORAGE AREA

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312926553			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Specified mechanics and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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