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Accident Summary Nr: 68069.015 - One employee is killed; another suffers hearing loss when ga

Accident Summary Nr: 68069.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 09/13/2014
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
995768.015	09/15/2014		237120	Furmanite America, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on September 13, 2014, Employees #1 and #2 were tasked with removing a gear operator from a 12-inch valve on a natural gas pipeline. The employees removed the gear box and placed it on the platform deck. They then decided to remove the valve adaptor plate. The gas line was under pressure. When they were removing the last hex bolt the valve adaptor plate and valve stem blew off striking Employee #1 and throwing him from the platform into the Gulf of Mexico. The pressure release threw Employee #2 back and causing hearing loss.

Keywords: Accidental Discharge, Hearing Loss, Pressure Release, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	995768.015	58	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported
2	995768.015	25	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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