OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #768739

BURN,REPAIR,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,PPE,WORK RULES,FIRE,NATURAL GAS,PIPELINE

1987-11-06T00:00:00

Event: BURN,REPAIR,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,PPE,WORK RULES,FIRE,NATURAL GAS,PIPELINE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 768739
Report ID: 626300

Event description

Employee killed when natural gas ignites

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was repairing a natural gas line that had been cut by another contra ctor when the gas vapors ignited. He received third-degree burns over 50 percent of his body and died.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 30 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
19

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
1640

Task assigned
1

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