Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 118314.015 - Employee burns eye when sprayed in face with propane

Accident Summary Nr: 118314.015 -- Report ID: 0352420 -- Event Date: 07/09/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1413964.015	07/10/2019		722513	Suburban Propane, Lp

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on July 9, 2019, an employee was performing a transfer of propane with a methanol additive into an underground tank. The employee was wearing leather gloves and safety glasses. The employee connected the hose, opened the bleeder and did not hear a release, and began the transfer of propane when he was sprayed in the eyes with propane. The employee was hospitalized to treat cryogenic burns to his left eye.

Keywords: Chemical Burn, Connecting, Delivery Work, Eye, Fuel Truck, Glove, Goggles, Hose, Methyl Alcohol, Off Loading, Propane, Sprayed

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1413964.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, light

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