OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221438393

LAPP'S CARRIAGE SHOP LLC

MYERSTOWN, PA· 2021-08-25T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Dryer, Engineering Controls, Explosion, Face, Flammable Liquid, Gas, Gas Leak, Hand, Head, Heater, Ignite, Ignition, Lack of Engineering Controls, Leak, Manufacturing, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Open Flame, Painting, Propane, Ventilation
NAICS: 336999
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345496715
Employer profile: LAPP'S CARRIAGE SHOP LLC
Summary number: 221438393
Report ID: 0316700

Event description

Employee burns head, face and hands when lighting propane he

Investigation abstract

At 7:00 a.m. on August 25, 2021, an employee working for a transportation equipment manufacturer was starting to light the propane heaters that heat the drying area for painted equipment. There was a propane leak that caused the area to fill with propane gas. When the employee began to light the heater, the shop exploded. The employee was hospitalized to treat third degree burns on his head, face, and hands.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M

Event type
14

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