Inspection Detail

Inspection: 310607858 - Bradenton Propane, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 310607858

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 11/03/2006

Site Address:
Bradenton Propane, Inc.
525 - 17th Avenue West
Bradenton, FL 34205

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5984

NAICS: 454312/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Bottled Gas) Dealers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/06/2007

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/06/2007

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102456340

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$1,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001A	Serious	19101200 E01	03/22/2007	04/24/2007	$1,000	$1,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01001B	Serious	19101200 G08	03/22/2007	04/24/2007	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01001C	Serious	19101200 H	03/22/2007	04/24/2007	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202461760

Event: 10/26/2006

Employee Is Burned, Later Dies after Release of Lpg Fuel

At approximately 12:45 p.m. on October 26, 2006, an employee was filling a 10 pound LPG cylinder for a customer. According to the customer, the employee placed the cylinder on the scale, activated the LPG tank's flow motor pump to begin the filling process, but failed to hook up the filler hose valve into the cylinder. The employee then opened the filler supply hose valve which released the gas, when an unknown ignition source ignited the gas resulting in the employee receiving burns to his arms and upper body. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he died on November 3, 2006 at 5:40 a.m.

Keywords: BURN, VAPOR, GAS, LP GAS

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310607858			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Occupation not reported

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