Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200642361 - Employee killed from gas line explosion while digging trench

Accident Summary Nr: 200642361 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 02/08/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304961329	02/08/2002	3531	0	The Charles Machine Works, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on February 8, 2002, a crew of two workers was field testing a tractor fitted with a trencher attachment. The crew was at a remote rock quarry digging a 5-ft-deep trench. They had progressed approximately 60 ft when the trencher's digging teeth cut into a buried 20 in. natural gas pipeline. An explosion occurred and Employee #1, who was operating the tractor, was killed.

Keywords: NATURAL GAS, TRENCH, GAS, TRENCH DIGGER, EXPLOSION, TRACTOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304961329			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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