Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200553394 - Employee is killed when pressure piping separates

Accident Summary Nr: 200553394 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/05/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307594135	05/05/2004	1389	213112	Greig Filters Inc
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307594127	05/05/2004	1389	213112	Cajun Well Service
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307594192	05/05/2004	1382	213112	Hunt Oil Co

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 5, 2004, during the initial pressure test of installed water piping, an employee of Greig Filters Inc., was killed when a section of the casing pipe separated, causing the release of well water at a pressure of approximately 3,300 psi. The water pressure exerted enough force to push a 1,000-pound pump (located 30 feet away from where the casing separated), approximately 16 feet, and it pinned the employee between the pump frame and a fractionation tank where he was standing.

Keywords: WELL, PINNED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PRESSURE PIPING, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, PRESSURE RELEASE, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307594135	Fatality	Other	Technicians, n.e.c.
2	307594127			Occupation not reported
3	307594192			Occupation not reported

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