Accident Report Detail
Accident: 200520674 - Two Employees Killed, Six Injured Fighting Propane Fire
Accident: 200520674 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/09/1998 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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300370129 | 04/14/1998 | 9224 | Albert City, City Of | ||||
Employees #1 through #8, all fire fighters, responded to a blaze at an agricultural facility that involved an 18,000-gallon propane tank. The tank exploded and they were struck by segments of the tank and other flying debris. Employees #1 and #2 were killed. Employees #3 through #8 were hospitalized with burns and various other traumas resulting from the explosion. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, firefighter, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, fire, storage tank, explosion, high pressure, propane, flying object
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 300370129 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | |||
2 | 300370129 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported | |||
3 | 300370129 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
4 | 300370129 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
5 | 300370129 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
6 | 300370129 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
7 | 300370129 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | |||
8 | 300370129 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported |