At 10:32 a.m., on June 16, 1976, an 8-inch pipeline owned by the Standard Oil Company of California was struck and ruptured by excavation equipment, which was working on a road-widening project. Gasoline sprayed from the rupture and drenched nearby buildings. Ninety seconds later, the gasoline ignited; the ensuing fire killed 9 persons, injured 14 persons, and caused extensive property damage. The National Transportation Safety Board determines that the probable cause of the accident was the rupture of the pipeline by the excavation equipment, whose operator was unaware of the pipeline's precise depth and location.


    Zugriff

    Zugriff über TIB

    Verfügbarkeit in meiner Bibliothek prüfen


    Exportieren, teilen und zitieren



    Titel :

    Pipeline Accident Report - Standard Oil Company of California, Pipeline Rupture, Los Angeles, California, June 16, 1976


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1976


    Format / Umfang :

    22 pages


    Medientyp :

    Report


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch