Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14431720 - Employee burned when propane tank explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 14431720 -- Report ID: 0830100 -- Event Date: 05/01/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
100764224	05/01/1990	1629	0	Cut Bank Plumbing & Heating, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 4:00 p.m. on April 16, 1990, Employee #1 was working at the bottom of a 25 ft deep manhole. A propane tank located next to the manhole had previously been reported by coworkers to be leaking. Employee #1 lit a cigarette, setting off an explosion. He suffered second- and third-degree burns over 19 percent of his body.

Keywords: BURN, LEAK, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, SMOKING, PROPANE, MANHOLE, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100764224			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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