Accident Report Detail
Accident: 14465264 - Confined Space Entry-Hazardous Atmosphere
Accident: 14465264 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/06/1984 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1537844 | 07/10/1984 | 1311 | Globe Drilling Co Inc | ||||
EMPLOYEE #1'S TASK WAS TO GAUGE THE FLUID BACKFLOWING FROM A NATURAL GAS WELL INTO A FRAC TANK. HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO THIS BY LOOKING THROUGH A SMALL HOLE IN THE TANK ROOF. AGAINST INSTRUCTIONS, EMPLOYEE #1 APPARENTLY ENTERED THE TANK, WHICH WAS KNOWN TO HAVE AN ATMOSPERE WHICH WAS IMMEDIATELY DANGEROUS TO LIFE AND HEALTH. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS KILLED. | |||||||
Keywords:
gas well, confined space, idlh, frac tank, toxic atmosphere, inhalation, natural gas
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1537844 | Fatality | Asphyxia | Occupation not reported |