OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14527139
GEORGIA ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
JACKSON, MS·
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)
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#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
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#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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