Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 105705.015 - Employee is caught in propane gas explosion and is hospitali

Accident Summary Nr: 105705.015 -- Report ID: 0524530 -- Event Date: 05/09/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1317098.015	05/17/2018		811310	Team Industrial Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:30 p.m. on May 9, 2018, an employee was caught in an explosion when a burner did not light and the safety valve did not shut off the gas supply within an electrical power plant. The built up gas ignited and blew up when it found a second source. The employee received burns to his face and hands, fractured several ribs, and collapsed a lung. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Caught By, Explosion, Face, Fracture, Gas, Rib

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Maintenance or repair			10	120

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1317098.015	54	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause:

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