Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201951324 - EMPLOYEE KILLED IN EXPLOSION OF A PROPANE TANK

Accident Summary Nr: 201951324 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 08/07/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302137245	08/07/1998	5984	0	Auxier Gas Co.

Abstract: Two untrained workers took a 500-gallon tank containing LPG inside a building to recondition the tank. Believing the tank was empty, one employee removed a service plug from the tank, which caused the propane to be released. The vapor contacted one of several possible ignition sources, and a fire and explosion occurred. Five employees were hospitalized, and one employee died several days later.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, EXPLOSION, PROPANE, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302137245			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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