Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14532501 - Employees burned in propane cylinder explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 14532501 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 10/15/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
105854921	11/04/1993	5541	0	Seward Tesero

Abstract: Employee #1 was filling a 100 pound portable propane cylinder for Employee #2. The cylinder bottom failed and the pressure rocketed the cylinder. An explosion occurred, severely burning Employees #1 and #2. The last hydrostat date on the cylinder was January 1964.

Keywords: BURN, CYLINDER, PRESSURE VESSEL, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, PROPANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105854921			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported
2	105854921			Hospitalized injury	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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