Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 515148 - Employee crushed to death by well-testing burner

Accident Summary Nr: 515148 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 09/27/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110419165	10/01/1990	1389	0	Gulf Coast Well Testers, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:15 p.m. on September 27, 1990, Employee #1 and two coworkers were moving well-testing equipment from a location in the yard and storing it on a pipe rack. Employee #1 and one of the coworkers positioned a burner (used to flare wells) on the rack and Employee #1 disconnected the chain and hook that had been used to lift the burner. Employee #1 and the coworker signaled the operator to pull away. As the truck began to pull away, the chain and/or hook snagged on the burner. The burner slid diagonally on the pipe rack, crushing Employee #1 against the pipe rack, killing him.

Keywords: CRUSHED, OIL WELL SERVICING, STORAGE RACK, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110419165			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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