Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 84392.015 - Employee is struck and killed when Pipeline Hot Tap Install

Accident Summary Nr: 84392.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 04/12/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1139163.015	04/12/2016		237120	Southcross Energy Gp, Llc

Abstract: At 12:00 p.m. on April 12, 2016, Employee #1 was assisting coworkers with a pipeline hot tap installation. As they installed the barred tee (pig bars) in the pressurized gas pipeline, an equipment failure occurred. Part of the tool blew off as a result of the release of high pressure gas and struck Employee #1, who was killed.

Keywords: Compressed Gas, Equipment Failure, Explosion, Flying Object, Pipeline, Pressure Piping, Struck By

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		New project or new addition					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1139163.015	54	M	Fatality		Construction inspectors	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Trenching, installing pipe Fatality Cause:

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