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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 300571718 - Michels Pipeline Construction, Inc.
Inspection Information - Office: Madison Area Office
Site Address:
Michels Pipeline Construction, Inc.
Evergreen Road
Cambridge, WI 53523
Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 128, Brownsville, WI 53006
Union Status: Union
SIC:1623
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 08/16/2000
Emphasis: S:Construction
Case Closed: 08/18/2000
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100800135 |
Investigation Summary
Employees #1 and #2, were welding together sections of 20 in. diameter pipe as part of a large gas pipeline project. They were each using a torch attached to separate 20 lb propane cylinders to preheat the pipe. As they were working, Employee #3, operating a side boom pipe-laying tractor, backed into one of the cylinders, puncturing it with the tractor tracks. Propane escaped through the puncture and was ignited by the torches being used to preheat the pipe. Employees #1 through #3 sustained second- and third-degree burns, for which they were hospitalized.
Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, WELDING, PROPANE TORCH, PROPANE, CHEMICAL VAPOR, PUNCTURE
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 300571718 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 2 | 300571718 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||
| 3 | 300571718 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |