Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170662175 - Employee dies in explosion while checking gas leak

Accident Summary Nr: 170662175 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 06/25/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18175885	07/28/1994	1711	0	Taylor Heating And Cooling

Abstract: Employee #1 entered the basement of a home to check for a gas leak. The homeowner turned on the light, igniting the methane gas that was present. Employee #1 died from burns over 70 percent of his body.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, NATURAL GAS, EXPLOSION, GAS LEAK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18175885			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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