Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14373286 - One employee killed, one injured in lp gas line

Accident Summary Nr: 14373286 -- Report ID: 0523310 -- Event Date: 09/25/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106049455	09/27/1995	8661	0	Wi Annual Conference Of The United Pines Camp

Abstract: On September 25, 1995, Employees #1 and #2 were cleaning up from the evening meal and preparing for the next day's breakfast when an explosion occurred in the kitchen of the dining hall. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized with head injuries. Four days earlier, Employee #2 had installed a new underground liquid propane gas line. The new line had a faulty connection near the kitchen (basement) cement block wall. Gas is believed to have been trapped in the holes of the block and an ignition source, an electrical spark from a fan or other source set off the explosion. None of the kitchen appliances used liquid propane gas; the stove, oven, and microwave were all electric.

Keywords: FRACTURE, HEAD, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, EXPLOSION, LP GAS, GAS LEAK, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, GAS FITTING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106049455			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	106049455			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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