Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 688986 - Employee killed by fireball from ruptured propane tank

Accident Summary Nr: 688986 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 04/14/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
121938070	02/26/1996	3312	0	American Steel & Wire Corp.

Abstract: Employee #1 was transporting loose propane tanks on the floorboard between the lift mast and the front rollover protection braces of a Cat forklift vehicle, model T-150D, serial #5MBO2548. The forklift was equipped with a round 14 ft 4 in. steel ram on the front. When Employee #1 was leaving the shipping dock area, the ram struck an elevated concrete ramp, forcing the lift mast backward, and squeezing and rupturing the propane tank. Employee #1 attempted to run away from the vehicle but was caught in the ensuing fireball and was killed.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, FIRE, RUPTURE, EXPLOSION, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, PROPANE, TANK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	121938070			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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