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Incident Title |
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Man Severely
Injured Following Explosion at Bristol University; Four Others Also Hurt |
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Location |
Date of Incident
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Bristol, United
Kingdom |
2/18/2000
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CSB Incident Number |
NRC Report Number |
Board Ref. Number
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2000-4676 |
None Reported |
None Reported
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Current Status |
Date of Report Update
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No CSB Action
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2/20/2000 - 8:06 PM
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Incident Types |
Location Types |
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- Explosion |
Fixed Facility
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Evacuations |
Injuries |
Fatalities
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None Reported |
5 |
None Reported
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Chemicals Involved
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- Not specified
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Description or Latest
Development |
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Information Added: Saturday, February 19, 2000 - 2:09 PM
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A construction worker accidentally cut through a gas pipe carrying an unspecified
substance, sparking an explosion that severely injured him.
The 53-year-old building contractor was working in the medical school chemistry department
when he cut through the pipe, said a spokesman for the Avon ambulance service in Bristol,
western England.
A spark from the disk cutter the man was using set off an explosion that blew shrapnel
into his chest, abdomen and upper leg, she said. He and four other building
workers who suffered shock were taken to Bristol Royal Infirmary.
No students or university staff were in the building at the time, the school said.
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Sources ( * indicates
the original source) |
Source Details |
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- Media - Associated Press *
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02-18-2000
0715EST |
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