Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 84627.015 - Two Employees killed when high-pressure gas pipeline explode

Accident Summary Nr: 84627.015 -- Report ID: 0626000 -- Event Date: 04/12/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1140865.015	04/12/2016		541990	Galbraith Contracting, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 12, 2016, an employee was assisting a working crew. The crew was conducting a hot tap on a live gas line. The gas line was pressurized at approximately 5,500 kPa (kilopascals) (800 psi). An explosion occurred, and the employee sustained injuries from flying debris over his entire body. He was killed.

Keywords: Compressed Gas, Construction, Explosion, Lockout/Tagout, Pipeline, Pressure Piping, Struck By, Welding

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
1	1140865.015	30	M	Fatality		Laborers, except construction

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