Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14469829 - SPARK IGNITED LP GAS WHICH HAD LEAKED INTO A CABINET

Accident Summary Nr: 14469829 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 05/08/1986
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
17479445	05/09/1986	3312	0	Armco Incorporated

Abstract: APPROXIMATELY ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT, THE MANAGEMENT OF THE ARMCO INC. STAINLESS STEEL PROCESSING WELD AND BURNING SHOP INSTALLED A NEW WELDING SYSTEM WHICH REPLACED ACETYLENE WITH LP GAS AS THE WELDING FUEL. THE LP GAS AND OXYGEN TANKS ARE ATTACHED TO A PORTABLE HAND HELD BURNING TORCH AND AN AUTOMATIC BURNING TORCH KNOWN AS A "BUG". THIS MEANS THAT WHEN THE HAND HELD TORCH IS USED LP GAS AND OXYGEN WENT TO THE BUG BURNER AS WELL. THE BUG AND HOSE WERE KEPT IN A CABINET WHICH WAS RELATIVELY AIR TIGHT. A LEAK SOMEWHERE IN THE BUG OR HOSE CAUSED THE ACCUMULATION OF LP GAS IN THE CABINET. EMPLOYEE #1, WHO WAS BURNING A PIPE WITH THE HAND HELD TORCH, WAS KILLED WHEN LP GAS IN THE CABINET WAS IGNITED AND THE CABINET EXPLODED. A SPARK FROM THE PIPE BURNING OPERATION WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE SOURCE OF IGNITION.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WELDING, HOSE, EXPLOSION, LP GAS, GAS LEAK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	17479445	Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
2	17479445	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported
3	17479445	Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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