OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14400600
TIDEWATER COMPRESSION SERVICE
BULLARD, TX·
Event description
AIR RECEIVER EXPLODED, KILLING EMPLOYEE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF REPAIRING A 16 HORSEPOWER GASOLINE ENGINE, POWERING A WORTHINGTON AIR COMPRESSOR, AT A GAS WELL SITE. THE ENGINE WAS BACKFI RING EXCESSIVELY AND BLOWING APART AN INJECTOR GAS COUPLING. THE ENGINE AND COMP RESSOR WERE MOUNTED ON TOP OF A ROY E. HANSON JR. AIR RECEIVER, SER. #186730. AL THOUGH THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT, IT APPEARS THAT THE ENDS (WELDS) OF THE RECEIVER BLEW OUT. THE FORCE OF THE EXPLOSION DROVE EMPLOYEE #1 INTO A G AS COMPRESSOR, THEN UP AND BEHIND THE COMPRESSOR. EMPLOYEE #1 WAS PROBABLY KILLE D INSTANTLY.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 31 M
- Nature of injury
- 6
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 2
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 5
- Task assigned
- 1
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