Worker Killed in Pipeline Construction Accident
10/27/2016
GLENWOOD SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a 30-year-old man was killed in a pipeline construction accident near the western Colorado town of Rifle.
The Glenwood Springs Post Independent reports (https://goo.gl/Woq4BB ) Juan Manuel Tapia Tequida, of Grand Junction, accidentally loosened a board Tuesday that was holding three heavy duty pipes that weighed between 1,200 and 2,000 pounds each. The pipes started to roll, trapping Tequida underneath in a trench.
Tequida was an employee of a construction company contracted to install the pipeline. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is aware of the death, which has been ruled an accident.
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Pipeline Project Spotlight
Owner:
East African Crude Oil Pipeline Company
Project:
East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP)
Type:
TotalEnergies in discussions with a Chinese company after Russian supplier Chelpipe was hit by sanctions.
Length:
902 miles (1,443 km)
Capacity:
200,000 b/d
Start:
2022
Completion:
2025
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