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Accident: 109672.015 - Employee Sustains Second And Third Degree Burns When Caught

Accident: 109672.015 -- Report ID: 0521100 -- Event Date: 09/28/2018
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1350511.01510/02/2018Lakes Gas Co.
At 2:00 p.m. on September 28, 2018, an employee was refurbishing liquid propane tanks, replacing valves on some tanks and repainting others. The employee remov ed a valve on a tank that allowed approximately 25 gallons of liquid propane to escape and ignite, setting the employee on fire. The employee sustained second and third degree burns over 30% of his body, arms, face, and torso. The employe e was hospitalized.
Keywords: arm, burn, explosion, face, fire, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, propane, torso
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1350511.015 20 M Hospitalized injury Laborers, except construction

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