Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80275.015 - Employee is killed in explosion of a gas pipeline

Accident Summary Nr: 80275.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 10/08/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1098594.015	10/13/2015		486210	Furmanite Corporation

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on November 8, 2015, employees were conducting maintenance on the header section of the sludge catcher. The employees were welding and grinding sections of the piping creating a spark which ignited gas in the work area resulting in an explosion. The employee was killed by force trauma and fire from the explosion.

Keywords: Explosion, Pipeline, Welding

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1098594.015	37	M	Fatality		Technicians, n.e.c.

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