Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100273044 - United Texas Transmission Company

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100273044

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 03/07/1986

Site Address:
United Texas Transmission Company
3737 Griggs
Houston, TX 77021

Mailing Address:
Po Box 1478, Houston, TX 77001

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4924

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/21/1986

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/21/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360706675

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14498612

Event: 03/05/1986

EMPLOYEE BURNED TO DEATH IN NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION & FIRE

PIPELINE EMPLOYEES HAD SHUT DOWN A SECTION OF AN 18 INCH NATURAL GAS LINE IN ORDER TO REPLACE A SECTION OF PIPE. THE LINE WAS BLOWN DOWN AND PURGED DURING THE DAY. THE OPEN ENDS WERE CAPPED AND THE LINE RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATING PRESSURE (220-230 PSI). ALL EMPLOYEES BUT EMPLOYEE #1 LEFT TO RETURN TO THE COMPANY OFFICE IN MISSOURI CITY, TEXAS. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHY EMPLOYEE #1 REMAINED. A DRESSOR COUPLING, LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 13 FEET WEST OF THE CAPPED PART OF THE LINE, FAILED, RELEASING GAS INTO A PAINT WAREHOUSE LOCATED ABOUT 200 FEET EAST OF THE RUPTURE. THE GAS IGNITED, CAUSING AN EXPLOSION AND FIRE AT THE WAREHOUSE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS BURNED TO DEATH.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, NATURAL GAS, RUPTURE, EXPLOSION, GAS LEAK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100273044			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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