Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 159506.015 - Employee is killed when struck by flying propane tank

Accident Summary Nr: 159506.015 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/21/2023
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1692605.015	08/21/2023	5171	454312	154980 - L. H. Dickens - Son, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:54 p.m. on August 21, 2023, an employee of a propane supply and delivery company was making a scheduled fill at a tobacco farm. The employee was filling a forklift propane tank when the bottom of it blew out, causing the tank to fly up and strike him on his head. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Explosion, Filling, Flying Object, Fuel Tank, Head, Pressure, Propane, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1692605.015	28	M	Fatality		Occupation not reported

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