Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200359453 - Employee Dies While Filling Propane Tank

Accident Summary Nr: 200359453 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 08/18/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314870700	08/18/2011	5984	454312	Inergy Propane, Llc Dba Jenkins Gas

Abstract: On August 18, 2011, Employee #1 was filling an underground 1000-gallon LP gas tank at a Bojangles restaurant. Workers observed venting LP and found Employee #1 unconscious, near the filling pipes, with his head in the manhole opening. They pulled Employee #1 away from the manhole and summoned emergency responders. Employee #1 was transported to Onslow Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. According to the Onslow County Medical Examiner, employee #1 had an enlarged heart and one blocked artery that may have contributed to a fatal arrhythmia. Apparently, Employee #1 was incapacitated before the underground tank became full and began emergency venting because he failed to activate any of the emergency shut off valves available.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, DELIVERY WORK, HEART, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, EMERGENCY STOP, CARDIAC ARREST, CARDIOVASC DISEASE, PROPANE, MANHOLE, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314870700			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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