Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314870700 - Inergy Propane, Llc Dba Jenkins Gas

Inspection Information - Office: Nc Department Of Labor - Raleigh

Inspection Nr: 314870700

Report ID: 0453710

Date Opened: 08/18/2011

Site Address:
Inergy Propane, Llc Dba Jenkins Gas
931 Highway 70 East
New Bern, NC 28560

Mailing Address:
1306 Highway 70 East, New Bern, NC 28560

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5984

NAICS: 454312/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Bottled Gas) Dealers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/07/2011

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis: S:Program Improvement

Case Closed: 11/18/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100362680

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200359453

Event: 08/18/2011

Employee Dies While Filling Propane Tank

On August 18, 2011, Employee #1 was filling an underground 1000-gallon LP gas tank at a Bojangles restaurant. Workers observed venting LP and found Employee #1 unconscious, near the filling pipes, with his head in the manhole opening. They pulled Employee #1 away from the manhole and summoned emergency responders. Employee #1 was transported to Onslow Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. According to the Onslow County Medical Examiner, employee #1 had an enlarged heart and one blocked artery that may have contributed to a fatal arrhythmia. Apparently, Employee #1 was incapacitated before the underground tank became full and began emergency venting because he failed to activate any of the emergency shut off valves available.

Keywords: CARDIOVASC SYSTEM, DELIVERY WORK, HEART, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, EMERGENCY STOP, CARDIAC ARREST, CARDIOVASC DISEASE, PROPANE, MANHOLE, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314870700			Fatality	Other	Occupation not reported

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