Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 43264.015 - Employee is caught in flash fire and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 43264.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 04/11/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
900493.015	04/12/2013		213112	Utility Technologies International Corporation

Abstract: At 7:00 p.m. on April 11, 2013, Employee #1 was using a sound tracking device to locate the position of a natural gas line cleaning device known as a pig. The employee was observing employees of another contractor as they were troubleshooting a problem with a stabilizer unit that was processing natural gas liquids coming out of the gas line that was being pigged. A flash fire occurred when the area became enveloped in a flammable gas cloud and was ignited by an undetermined source. The flash fire engulfed the employee and the two other contractor employees, causing severe burns to most of his body, killing the employee.

Keywords: Burn, Caught In, Fire, Flammable Vapors, Gas Leak, Natural Gas

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	900493.015	56	M	Fatality		Engineering technicians, n.e.c.

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