Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 48886.015 - One employee killed; Five employees are engulfed in fire dur

Accident Summary Nr: 48886.015 -- Report ID: 0316400 -- Event Date: 07/07/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
916729.015	07/07/2013		213112	C&R Downhole Drilling, Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 a.m. on July 7, 2013, an employee was operating a diesel powered water pump that was used to clean out a gas well and to run a test line down the well hole. The employee hit the emergency stop to shut the pump down when it began to overflow. One employee was killed and five employees were engulfed in flames when a flash fire erupted around the pump while the employee investigated the cause for the overflow. No additional information was provided in the initial report that relates to the incident and the five employee injuries.

Keywords: Fire, Gas Well, Natural Gas

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	916729.015	45	M	Fatality		Operations & systems researchers and analysts

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