Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 80762.015 - Worker is Killed in Flash Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 80762.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 11/01/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1103436.015	11/03/2015		213111	Wtg Gas Processing, Lp East Vealmoor Plant

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on November 1, 2015, a gas processing plant worker was killed in a flash fire. While at the control room of the processing plant, the worker observed that the flare was not burning. He drove from the control room to the flare area to ignite the flare when a flash fire occurred. He suffered burns of over 60 percent of his body, resulting in his death.

Keywords: Burn, Fire, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Ignition System

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1103436.015	40	M	Fatality

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