INVESTIGATION INFORMATION

Accident Description

Six workers were fatally injured during a planned work activity to clean debris from natural gas pipes at Kleen Energy in Middletown, CT. To remove the debris, workers used natural gas at a high pressure of approximately 650 pounds per square inch. The high velocity of the natural gas flow was intended to remove any debris in the new piping. During this process, the natural gas found an ignition source and exploded.

Investigation Status

The CSB's final report was approved at a public meeting in Portland, CT, on June 28, 2010.

Documents

Congressional Testimony

June 28, 2010 - Oral Testimony of Board Member John S. Bresland before House Committee on Education and Labor (pdf,56.29KB)

June 28, 2010 - Written Testimony of Board Member John S. Bresland before House Committee on Education and Labor (pdf,3029.54KB)

 

 

Presentations from Public Meetings

Kleen Energy Public Meeting Presentation_6 28 10.pdf (pdf,8408.21KB)

 

 

Text of Urgent Recommendations

Urgent Recommendations from Kleen Energy Investigation (pdf,657.48KB)

 

 

Transcripts

Transcripts from 6.28.2010 Public Meeting (pdf,318.7KB)