Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202508818 - Employee Gets Burned by Propane Tank Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 202508818 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 08/02/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314329111	12/06/2011	5812	722110	Digger'S Diner

Abstract: On August 2, 2011, Employee #1 was injured when a propane tank exploded. At the time of the injury, Employee #1 was cooking inside a mobile diner trailer. He heard a hissing sound and went outside to check on the problem when the portable propane tank exploded. Employee #1 was airlifted to UC Davis Medical Center where he was diagnosed with second degree burns and remained hospitalized for two days. The propane tank had been placed in the bed of a pickup truck along with a portable gasoline container and a gasoline powered generator that was in use.

Keywords: BURN, EXPLOSION, TRUCK, GASOLINE, ELECTRIC GENERATOR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314329111			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Short-order cooks

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