Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103399929 - Arco Oil & Gas Company

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103399929

Report ID: 0627400

Date Opened: 06/08/1989

Site Address:
Arco Oil & Gas Company
9 Miles Northwest Of Crane,Tx (Block 31 Gas Plt)
Crane, TX 79731

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 666, Crane, TX 79731

Union Status: Union

SIC:1321

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/08/1989

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/09/1989

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360155949

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14413470

Event: 06/06/1989

Employee killed when compressor pipe explodes

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

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103399929			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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