Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170053052 - Employee burned in propane explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 170053052 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 01/27/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126987833	01/28/1998	5984	0	Blue Flame Bottle Gas Service, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1, a trainee, was helping a coworker/trainer fill an RV propane cylinder at a recreational park. As they completed the procedure, the coworker went to the truck to make sure there was no pressure registering and to get his gloves. Employee #1 was disconnecting the hose from the propane cylinder when the coworker, who was approaching the truck, heard a loud "fluff" noise. Apparently, propane gas vapors had reached the pilot light of a water tank about 6 ft from the propane cylinder. The vapors exploded and Employee #1 sustained burns, for which he was hospitalized. A witness later stated that they could see a stream of propane gas coming from the hose when Employee #1 disconnected it from the cylinder.

Keywords: PILOT LIGHT, VAPOR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, GAS, EXPLOSION, INEXPERIENCE, GAS LEAK, PROPANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126987833			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Driver-sales workers

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