OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221533524
NEXUS INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT, LLC
PEARSALL, TX—
Event description
One employee is killed and two are injured when pipeline exp
Investigation abstract
At 12:30 p.m. on January 31, 2023, Employee #1 was performing cathodic protection maintenance on a 4-inch natural gas pipeline. Employee #1 removed the resin coating off the external portion of the pipeline to test the hull thickness of the pipeline. While removing the coating, the pipeline exploded. Employee #1 was killed by immolation. Employee #2 and Employee #3 were injured from the heat, blast and vapors from the explosion and were hospitalized for treatment.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 45 M
- Event type
- 1
- Occupation code
- 614
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