Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 90168.015 - Employee is Killed in Gasoline Pipeline Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 90168.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/31/2016
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1188290.015	11/01/2016		237120	L.E. Bell Construction Company, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on October 31, 2016, an employee was operating a mechanical excavator, when its bucket struck a gasoline pipeline. An explosion occurred, resulting in a forest fire. The employee suffered burns, respiratory damage, abrasions and other trauma that led to his death.

Keywords: Abrasion, Burn, Construction vehicle, Explosion, Pressure Piping, Respiratory Tract

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Pipeline		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	0	0	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1188290.015	48	M	Fatality	Excavating and loading machine operators	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
2	1188290.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
3	1188290.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury	Truck drivers, heavy	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:
4	1188290.015	59	M	Fatality	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause:

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