Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201404449 - Employee dies after house explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 201404449 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 09/07/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127311280	09/12/2000	1721	0	D & N Custom Painting & Building

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing gutter on a house when the house exploded due to a build up of propane inside the house. The propane leak had nothing to do with the work operation. Employee #1 expired.

Keywords: RAIN SPOUT, EXPLOSION, PROPANE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127311280			Fatality	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing metal siding Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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