Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1868082 - S & R Contractors

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1868082

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 04/13/1988

Site Address:
S & R Contractors
Junction Of Highway 139 & 64
Rangely, CO 81648

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 425/ 1845 N. River Road, Rangely, CO 81648

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/24/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/06/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360367494

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14428981

Event: 04/12/1988

Employee drowns in oil after explosion knocks him into ditch

Two workers were installing a 3 in. steel oil pipeline from the treater to the oil tanks. The oil was pumped from the hill-66 well to the treater. After processing, the oil was transferred from the treater to the oil tanks for storage. The pipeline was in a trench that was 150 ft long and 5 to 6 ft deep. Just before the employees began to weld, an explosion occurred in one of the tanks. Employee #1 was blown into an oil ditch. Employee #1 was unconscious so he wasn't able to extricate himself. He drowned. Employee #2 was knocked down and slightly burned.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, OIL TANK, STORAGE TANK, EXPLOSION, BURN, INSTALLING, DITCH, CONSTRUCTION, DROWN

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1868082			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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