Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170672604 - Employee injured in explosion of propane vapors

Accident Summary Nr: 170672604 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 04/19/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123788317	04/21/1994	5984	0	Suburban Propane

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on April 19, 1994, there was an explosion and fire at a propane purging and filling area. Employee #1 had filled a 100-pound cylinder that had been used to purge 20-pound cylinders at about 11:00 a.m. Unknown to him, propane was leaking through a crack above the lower head weld, and there was also a buildup of vapors below the floor surface in a 4-inch cavity. Something sparked, probably when a 20-pound cylinder hit the concrete floor, causing the fire and explosion. The last inspection for this cylinder was in 1980.

Keywords: LEAK, CYLINDER, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, VENTING, FIRE, EXPLOSION, PROPANE, SPARK, CHEMICAL VAPOR, CONCRETE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123788317			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Driver-sales workers

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