Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 690289 - Employees burned by propane fire

Accident Summary Nr: 690289 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 12/02/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2918571	12/05/1985	4932	0	North Central Public Service Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was repairing a propane gas tank on a truck. He brought the truck inside a garage to bleed off the propane in one tank. The gas was ignited by a pilot light on a water heater. Employees #1, #2, and a customer suffered 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, REPAIR, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, PROPANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2918571			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors, mechanics and repairers
2	2918571			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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