Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 882126 - Employee burned in compressor explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 882126 -- Report ID: 0830500 -- Event Date: 01/07/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100746957	01/07/1993	1311	0	Farm Oil, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was servicing a natural gas plant. He had entered the compressor room and restarted a compressor that had shut down. Employee #1 left for a few moments, then returned to the compressor room. He opened the door to find an explosion had occurred and he sustained burns. It is suspected that the explosion was caused by a frozen line and by a relief device not being opened.

Keywords: BURN, COMPRESSOR, WORK RULES, NATURAL GAS, EXPLOSION, FROZEN, GAS WELL DRILLING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100746957			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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