Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14304232 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN GAS EXPLOSION IN PRINTING SHOP

Accident Summary Nr: 14304232 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 09/30/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18707935	09/02/1986	2759	0	Presto Copy Service, Inc.

Abstract: AT APPROXIMATELY 8 AM ON AUGUST 30, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1 ENTERED THE PRINT SHOP OF "PRESTO COPY SERVICE, INC.". THE WAS A SUDDEN EXPLOSION AND FIRE. EMPLOYEE #1 DIED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTERWARD. THE SHOP OWNER, ANOTHER EMPLOYEE AND A NON-EMPLOYEE WERE SERIOUSLY INJURED. ADJACENT TO THE PRINT SHOP IS A PIZZA PARLOR WHICH KEEPS A 250 POUND GAS CYLINDER OUTSIDE. THERE IS ALSO A GAS PIPE LOCATED ABOVEGROUND OUTSIDE OF AND ADJACENT TO THE PRINT SHOP. HOWEVER, THE PRINT SHOP ITSELF DOES NOT USE GAS IN ANY OF ITS OPERATIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE EXPLOSION REMAINS UNKNOWN. NO CITATION WAS ISSUED.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, GAS, EXPLOSION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18707935			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Printing machine operators

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