Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201270725 - Employee Dies From A Propane Tank Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201270725 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 02/22/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302319108	02/23/1999	4924	0	Propane Gas Company, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 3:00 p.m. on February 22, 1999, Employee #1 was burned when a customer backed his pick-up truck into a propane tank. The incident occurred at the Propane Gas Company, Incorporated facility. A customer backed his pick-up truck into a 250-gallon propane tank sitting along the pier. Propane escaped from the cylinder and ignited, causing an explosion. Employee #1 and the customer were burned. They both later died.

Keywords: BURN, EXPLOSION, PROPANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302319108			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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