Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170055602 - Burn - Natural Gas Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170055602 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/02/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18468660	08/03/1990	1623	0	Pioneer Associates, Inc. Dba Williams Electric Co.

Abstract: A natural gas line had been accidentally struck during excavation and had ruptured. An electrical crew operating a hammer drill ignited the natural gas. A foreman on the jobsite sustained burns on his right arm in the ensuing explosion.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRICAL, CONSTRUCTION, NATURAL GAS, E C, EXPLOSION, GAS LEAK, ROTARY HAMMER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18468660			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, extractive occupations

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