Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201083128 - Employee burned after propane catches fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201083128 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/08/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300803319	02/06/2002	0241	0	Hansen Farms 3h Cattle Co

Abstract: At 5:23 a.m. on August 8, 2001, Employee #1 was refueling a pick-up truck with liquid propane gas (LPG). Employee #1 was using a cigarette lighter to illuminate the valves in the bed of the pick-up truck as he refueled it with LPG. When the lighter was lit, it ignited the LPG that had accumulated in the bed of the truck in a concentration that was presumably at or near the lower explosive limit for LPG. A fireball ensued which caused damage to the pick-up truck. Employee #1 received burns. After the accident, Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, GAS, EXPLOSION, SMOKE, SMOKING, VALVE, PROPANE, PROPANE TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300803319			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Farm workers

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