Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100360.015 - Two employees are caught in explosion of natural gas system

Accident Summary Nr: 100360.015 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 07/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1248109.015	07/18/2017		541990	Horizon Building Concepts

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on July 18, 2017, two employees were refueling their compressed natural gas (CNG) van when the CNG system failed and exploded. The employees suffered leg amputations due to shrapnel wounds as well as sustaining several lacerations. Details surrounding the amputations were unclear from the incident report. Both employees were hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Compressed Gas, Explosion, Laceration, Leg

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1248109.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction
2	1248109.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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