Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 848192 - Employee dies after suffering burns in belowground explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 848192 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 08/13/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
101335529	08/28/1987	1629	0	Accurate Drilling & Trenching Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was approximately 19 feet below ground level trying to cut a metal pipe that was obstructing the use of an air ranger. He had been trying to free it with a shovel and had evidently dislodged methane gas. A blow torch was lowered to him to cut the pipe and when it was lit, an explosion occurred. Employee #1 suffered third-degree burns over 80 percent of his body. He died of a heart attack about a week later in the hospital.

Keywords: BURN, HEART, HEART ATTACK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, NATURAL GAS, GAS, EXPLOSION, PIPE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	101335529			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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