OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14300198
BURN,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,CONSTRUCTION,HOSE,RUPTURE,TORCH,ROOFER,PROPANE,ARM,LEG
Event description
PROPANE HOSE RUPTURED; GAS IGNITED, BURNING EMPLOYEE
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #1 WAS USING A PROPANE TOUCH TO HEAT OWENS CORNING DURBEGUM FLASHING, L OCATED IN AN AREA 14 1/2 INCHES WIDE AND 9 FEET, 1 INCH LONG, BETWEEN A CONCRETE WALL AND AN AIR CONDITIONING DUCT. AS THE EMPLOYEE BACKED OUT OF THE AREA, THE HOSE FEEDING THE PROPANE RUPTURED, ALLOWING PROPANE TO LEAK ONTO THE SPACE. THE PROPANE IGNITED, CAUSING A FIRE WHICH BURNED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEGS AND LOWER ARMS. OTHER EMPLOYEES STATED THAT THE PROPANE HOSE WAS IN POOR SHAPE. EMPLOYEE #1 HAD WORKED AS A ROOFER FOR OVER FOUR YEARS.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 595
- Human factor
- 12
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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