OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #828681
BREHMER EXCAVATING & TILING CO.
TIPTON, IA·
Event description
One employee killed, one burned by ruptured propane pipeline
Investigation abstract
Employee #1, the owner of the company, was operating at a Jaina Farm field. He d id not check for the possible existence of underground pipelines before starting work and the machine hit an 8 in., 100 psi propane pipeline. His coworkers, who were 10 ft away laying clay pipe, ran, thinking that Employee #1 was dead. He w alked out of the fire, but later died. Employee #2 underwent outpatient treatmen t for a burned arm.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 565
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2150
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 22
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 565
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 2150
- Task assigned
- 1
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