Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1450188 - Pawnee Lease Service Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1450188

Report ID: 0626000

Date Opened: 05/01/1985

Site Address:
Pawnee Lease Service Inc
1/2 Mi S Of Hwy 72 On Hwy 673
Pawnee, TX 78145

Mailing Address:
P O Box 508, Pawnee, TX 78145

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/09/1985

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360510887

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
Current Penalty	$120	$0	$0	$0	$0	$120
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	19260651 A	05/20/1985	05/23/1985	$120	$240	$0		A - Amendment

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14467351

Event: 04/29/1985

CRUDE OIL PIPELINE RUPTURED BY DOZER, EMPLOYEE BURNED

ON APRIL 29, 1985, A LEASE SERVICE COMPANY WAS CONSTRUCTING A LOCATION FOR AN OIL RIG. AT APPROXIMATELY 1:37 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS OPERATING A BULLDOZER IN WHAT WAS TO BECOME A FLARE PIT. THE PIT WAS ABOUT 6 FEET DEEP. WHILE THE BULLDOZER WAS WORKING IN THE PIT IT MUST HAVE STRUCK AN 8 INCH PIPELINE CARRYING CRUDE OIL UNDER PRESSURE. THE SUPERINTENDENT SAID HE SAW DIRT AND ROCKS SPEWING OVER THE BULLDOZER, AND THEN THE BULLDOZER WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. EMPLOYEE #1 COULD NOT ESCAPE FROM THE FIRE AND WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE SUPERINTENDENT KNEW THERE WAS A PIPELINE IN THE AREA, BUT HE DID NOT MAKE AN EFFORT TO FIND ITS EXACT LOCATION.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, CRUDE OIL, PIPELINE, BULLDOZER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1450188			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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