Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170074637 - Five killed, seven injured in explosion at retail store

Accident Summary Nr: 170074637 -- Report ID: 0257260 -- Event Date: 11/21/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126961911	01/14/1997	5661	0	Humberto Vidal, Inc.

Abstract: Employees #1 through #12, of the Humberto Vidal shoe store and central office, were at work when an explosion occurred. Employees #1 through # 5 were killed. Employees #6 through #12 suffered a variety of injuries, for which Employee #6 through #9 were hospitalized. Starting approximately two weeks before the accident, employees complained of a gas odor and the employer contacted the gas company to correct the problem. On three occasions during this two-week period, including the day of the explosion, brigades from the gas company had performed tests in and around the building to detect any leaks. No emergency situation had been found and the employer did not evacuate the building. The cause of the explosion has not yet been determined.

Keywords: LEAK, VAPOR, GAS, EXPLOSION, GAS LEAK, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126961911	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Sales workers, shoes
2	126961911	Non Hospitalized injury	Concussion	General office clerks
3	126961911	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Janitors and cleaners
4	126961911	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	General office clerks
5	126961911	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Janitors and cleaners
6	126961911	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks
7	126961911	Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	General office clerks
8	126961911	Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	General office clerks
9	126961911	Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	General office clerks
10	126961911	Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations
11	126961911	Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	General office clerks
12	126961911	Fatality	Asphyxia	Supervisors and proprietors, sales occupations
13	126961911	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	General office clerks
14	126961911	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	General office clerks
15	126961911	Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks
16	126961911	Hospitalized injury	Concussion	General office clerks
17	126961911	Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	General office clerks
18	126961911	Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Sales workers, shoes

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