OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221625197

BIRD IN HAND MOTOR INN INC.

BIRD IN HAND, PA· 2023-12-18T00:00:00

Event: Bakery, Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Breathing, Building, Burn, Defect, Defective, Defective Equipment, Exploded, Explosion, Fire, Flammable Vapors, Gas, Gas Leak, High Temperature, Ignite, Ignition, Leak, Lung, Pipeline, Propane, Smoke, Smoke Inhalation
NAICS: 311812
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #347171274
Employer profile: BIRD IN HAND MOTOR INN INC.
Summary number: 221625197
Report ID: 0316700

Event description

Employee is killed when building explodes due to propane bui

Investigation abstract

At 2:36 a.m. on December 18, 2023, an employee working as an accountant for a commercial bakery was preforming duties as a night auditor. The employee was finalizing work prior to the annual worksite shutdown. The State Fire Investigator reports that a propane leak, somewhere in the transmission pipes, caused a buildup of propane in the basement. The buildup was ignited by an unknown source. The employee died from multiple traumatic injuries, smoke inhalation, and thermal burns.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 61 F

Event type
14

Occupation code
23

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