Inspection Detail

Inspection: 3326337 - Pargas Of Suburban Propane Gas Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Va-E-Manassas (Regional Office)- Safety 0355114

Inspection Nr: 3326337

Report ID: 0355114

Date Opened: 07/29/1986

Site Address:
Pargas Of Suburban Propane Gas Corporation
11221 Fairfax Station Road, Box 105
Fairfax Station, VA 22039

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 129, 14111 John Marshall Highway, Gainesville, VA 22065

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5984

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/30/1986

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/09/1986

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	900811035	Yes

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 694406

Event: 07/28/1986

ESCAPING LP GAS IGNITED, BURNING EMPLOYEES

AT APPROXIMATELY 2:30 PM ON JULY 28, 1986, EMPLOYEES #1 AND #2 WERE FILLING 33.5 LP GAS CYLINDERS IN THE FILL ROOM OF AN LP GAS DISTRIBUTION PLANT. THE CYLINDERS WERE SET ON SCALES SO THAT THE EMPLOYEES COULD TELL WHEN THE TANKS WERE FULL. THE FILL AREA CONTAINED 3 SCALES, SIDE BY SIDE. ONLY THE LEFT AND RIGHT ONES WERE IN USE. THE TANK (CYLINDER) ON THE LEFT SCALE WAS CONNECTED AND BEING FILLED. AN EMPTY TANK HAD JUST BEEN PLACED ON THE RIGHT SCALE. THE FILLING GUN WAS HOOKED TO THE TANK, BUT THERE WAS NOT A GOOD FIT. PROPANE WAS LEAKING. EMPLOYEE #1 DISCONNECTED THE GUN TO READJUST THE FIT. THE TANK CHECK VALVE FAILED, ALLOWING A RAPID ESCAPE OF GAS. AS EMPLOYEE #1 ATTEMPTED TO REATTACH THE FILL GUN, A STATIC CHARGE WAS APPARENTLY CREATED BY THE RAPID ESCAPE OF GAS UNDER PRESSURE. A FLASH FIRE RESULTED, CAUSING BURNS TO THE FACE, HANDS AND ARMS OF BOTH EMPLOYEES. THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED.

Keywords: BURN, STATIC ELECTRICITY, CHECK VALVE, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, LP GAS, GAS LEAK, ARM, FACE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3326337			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Motor transportation occuputions n.e.c.
2	3326337			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Production helpers

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