Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200810026 - Employee Killed In Compressor Explosion
Accident: 200810026 -- Report ID: 0627400 -- Event Date: 04/01/1996 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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123387490 | 04/02/1996 | 2911 | Diamond Shamrock Refining | ||||
Employees #1 and coworkers were starting to load the number 2 compressor used for refinery vapors when a liquid slug was introduced into the cylinders. This caused a hydraulic overload of the cylinder resulting in an explosion. Employee #1 was killed. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, compressor, overloaded, hydraulic cylinder, explosion, refinery
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 123387490 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |