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Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock | ||||
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| Nr: 103399929 | Report ID: 0627400 | Open Date: 06/08/1989 | ||
| Arco Oil & Gas Company | ||||
| 9 Miles Northwest Of Crane,Tx (Block 31 Gas Plt) Crane, TX 79731 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 1321/Natural Gas Liquids | ||||
| Mailing: P. O. Box 666, Crane, TX 79731 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 06/08/1989 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 06/09/1989 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360155949 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary 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 | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 103399929 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | ||