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Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1554798.015 - Amerigas

Inspection Information - Office: Fresno District Office

 

Inspection Nr: 1554798.015
Report ID: 0950625
Date Opened: 09/27/2021

Site Address:
Amerigas
259 N. Madsen Ave
Sanger, CA 93657

Mailing Address:
2045 Madeira Ave, Mentone, CA 92359

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 484121/ General Freight Trucking, Long-Distance, Truckload

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/19/2021

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/19/2021

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 1770384
Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 141020.015
Event: 05/14/2021
Employee suffers head injury and burns in propane tank explo

At 6:00 p.m. on May 14, 2021, an employee working for a residential propane gas supplier was servicing a 500 gallon propane tank when the tank exploded. The employee had no recollection of the event and could only remember that he was onsite fixing a leak in the tank. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to his legs, body and arms, and a head injury that caused amnesia.

Keywords: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Burn, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Reaction, Chemical Vapor, Chest, Engineering Controls, Explosion, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Head, Heat, High Pressure, High Temperature, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Overpressure, Pressure, Pressure Release, Pressure Vessel, Propane, Repair, Service Technician, Struck Against, Struck By, Torso

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1554798.015 31 M Hospitalized injury Occupation Not Listed
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