Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14413470 - Employee Killed When Compressor Pipe Explodes
Accident: 14413470 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 06/06/1989 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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103399929 | 06/08/1989 | 1321 | Arco Oil & Gas Company | ||||
Employee #1 was working in a gas processing plant, shutting down a high-pressure compressor containing nitrogen gas. A steel pipe exploded, and pieces of the pipe struck Employee #1. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital 45 minutes later. The cause of the explosion was still under investigation at the time this report was written. | |||||||
Keywords:
compressor, gas, nitrogen, explosion, high pressure, pipe, struck by, flying object, gas well drilling
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 103399929 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |