OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14494306

COOPER GRADING, INC.

BORGER, TX· 1986-06-16T00:00:00

Event: EXCAVATION, GASOLINE, BURN, GRADER, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, RUPTURE, PIPELINE
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #100722693
Employer profile: COOPER GRADING, INC.
Summary number: 14494306
Report ID: 627400

Event description

GRADER OPERATOR RUPTURED GAS LINE; DIED IN ENSUING FIRE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A GRADER OPERATOR, WAS WIDENING A ROAD BED. HE STRUCK A BURIED GASO LINE PIPELINE AND RUPTURED IT. THE EMPLOYEE DIED IN THE ENSUING FIRE. THE PIPELI NE WAS MARKED, BUT NOT PRECISELY ENOUGH TO PREVENT CONTACT BY THE GRADER.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 54 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
4

Environmental factor
10

Hazardous substance
1340

Task assigned
1
#981 Degree 0 Age 0

Nature of injury
0

Part of body
0

Event type
0

Source
0

Occupation code
0

Human factor
0

Environmental factor
0

Task assigned
0

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