Inspection Detail

Inspection: 730986 - Hutton, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 730986

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 12/08/1986

Site Address:
Hutton, Inc.
8 Miles West, 1 Mile South Of Hwy 34
Elk City, OK 73648

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2147, Elk City, OK 73648

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1629

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 12/08/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/23/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360159214

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$240	$0	$0	$0	$0	$240
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19260021 B02	03/18/1987	03/27/1987	$240	$240	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14494926

Event: 12/06/1986

Employee killed in explosion when dozer strikes gas pipeline

Employee #1 was assigned to cover three pipelines on the south side of the Apache Corporation lease #MIKELS 2-9, a tank battery where the pipes had been uncovered by heavy rains and erosion. He was operating a Flatpallis 12-7 bulldozer, model #14C, serial #ITER 03528. Upon completing this work, he drove the bulldozer around the east side of the battery and then north toward an area where he could service the bulldozer. North of the battery, a 6 5/8 in. natural gas line with 936 PSIA ran east to west about 52 in. underground. As the bulldozer crossed over the gas line, it dropped approximately 12 ft below the surface, shearing the natural gas line, and causing an explosion. Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: WORK RULES, EQUIPMENT OPERATOR, CONSTRUCTION, EARTHMOVING EQUIP, NATURAL GAS, EXPLOSION, PIPELINE, UNSTABLE SOIL, BULLDOZER

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	730986			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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