OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221410202

AMERIGAS

SANGER, CA· 2021-05-14T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Burn, Chemical, Chemical Burn, Chemical Exposure, Chemical Reaction, Chemical Vapor, Chest, Engineering Controls, Explosion, Flammable Liquid, Flammable Vapors, Head, Heat, High Pressure, High Temperature, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leg, Overpressure, Pressure, Pressure Release, Pressure Vessel, Propane, Repair, Service Technician, Struck Against, Struck By, Torso
NAICS: 484121
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345547988
Employer profile: AMERIGAS
Summary number: 221410202
Report ID: 0950625

Event description

Employee suffers head injury and burns in propane tank explo

Investigation abstract

At 6:00 p.m. on May 14, 2021, an employee working for a residential propane gas supplier was servicing a 500 gallon propane tank when the tank exploded. The employee had no recollection of the event and could only remember that he was onsite fixing a leak in the tank. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to his legs, body and arms, and a head injury that caused amnesia.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 31 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
0

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