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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527139

WORK RULES,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,GAS,TRENCH DIGGER

Event
WORK RULES,FIRE,CONSTRUCTION,TRENCH,GAS,TRENCH DIGGER
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
14527139
Report ID
419400

Event description

Two employees injured in gas main blowout fire

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was operating a trenching machine while Employee #2 was watching fro m ground level to determine if the proper line was being dug. Contact was made w ith a 2 in. steel gas main, resulting in a fire. Employees #1 and #2 sustained i njuries that required hospitalization.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    12
    Part of body
    1
    Event type
    2
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    869
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 41 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    17
    Event type
    6
    Source
    28
    Occupation code
    869
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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