OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14433684

BURN,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,EXPLOSION,LP GAS,GAS LEAK,ARM,FACE

1990-03-01T00:00:00

Event: BURN,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,EXPLOSION,LP GAS,GAS LEAK,ARM,FACE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 14433684
Report ID: 951510

Event description

Employee burned in lp gas fire

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was using a match to light the pilot on a deep fryer. Liquefied petr oleum gas, previously released from a disconnected line, ignited and caused an e xplosion and fire. Employee #1 sustained severe burns to his face, neck, and arm s, for which he was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 36 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
9

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
436

Human factor
14

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1

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