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Inspection Information - Office: New Mexico | ||||
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| Nr: 2399343 | Report ID: 0653510 | Open Date: 01/15/1988 | ||
| Operators, Inc. | ||||
| T 30 N, R 10 W, Sec. 27 - Bonnie Rock Farmington, NM 87401 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 1311/Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas | ||||
| Mailing: P. O. Box 3948, Englewood, CO 80111 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 01/21/1988 | |
| Close Case: | 04/07/1988 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360248181 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14301717 | Event: 01/14/1988 | Employee Killed When Piece Of Exploding Container Hit Him | ||||
| EMPLOYEE #1 WAS WORKING ALONE, ATTEMPTING TO THAW A FROZEN GAS FLOWLINE BY INJECTING LIQUID METHANOL INTO THE LINE. A JOB MADE CONTAINER OF APPROXIMATELY 8 GALLONS WAS PLACED ON A STAND IN FRONT OF THE WELLHEAD AND CONNECTED BY COPPER TUBING TO THE FLOWLINE. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS STANDING APPROXIMATELY 3 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CONTAINER. PRESUMABLY, HE WAS ADJUSTING THE VALVES WHEN THE END OF THE CONTAINER BLEW OFF AND STRUCK HIM IN THE HEAD. THE TOP PART OF HIS HEAD WAS SEVERED. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS NOT WEARING A PROTECTIVE HELMET. THE CONTAINER WHICH RUPTURED WAS NOT DESIGNED OR CONSTRUCTED FOR PRESSURIZATION. | ||||||
| Keywords: head, methyl alcohol, gas well, work rules, rupture, explosion, high pressure, struck by, flying object, frozen | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 2399343 | Fatality | Cut/Laceration | Occupation not reported | ||