Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 63752.015 - Employee Suffers Heart Attack And DiesWhile Collecting Gas S

Accident Summary Nr: 63752.015 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 06/24/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
982339.015	06/25/2014		213112	Dj Basin Transport Llc

Abstract: At 10:45 a.m. on June 24, 2014, an employee was gauging and obtaining samples of crude oil from a 400 gallon tank that was interconnected with other producing tanks. The employee was found collapsed over the thief hatch where hydrocarbon gases including methane and propane escaped from. The coroner declared the employees death to be from cardiac arrest as results from a #4 gas data logger were not available.

Keywords: Chemical, Heart Attack, Oil Well Drilling/Servicing, Toxic Atmosphere

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	982339.015	57	M	Fatality		Truck drivers, heavy

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