OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #689208

MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION

TWIG, MN· 1986-10-06T00:00:00

Event: BURN, HEAD, LUNG, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, LP GAS, GAS LEAK, TRAILER, FACE, HAND
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #104568894
Employer profile: MINNESOTA TRANSPORTATION
Summary number: 689208
Report ID: 552700

Event description

EMPLOYEE BURNED BY EXPLOSION OF LP GAS IN TRAILER

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1 WAS ATTEMPTING TO LIGHT THE SURFACE UNITS OF A BROWN, 4-BURNER LP GA S RANGE, USING A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. THE PILOT LIGHT DID NOT LIGHT THE BURNER. AP PARENTLY AN ACCUMULATION OF LP GAS HAD OCCURRED WITHIN THE PAST TWO DAYS BECAUSE THREE PILOT LIGHTS HAD GONE OUT UNNOTICED. THE ACCUMULATED LP GAS EXPLODED, BUR NING EMPLOYEE #1 ON THE HEAD, FACE AND HANDS, AND SCORCHING HIS RESPIRATORY SYST EM.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 43 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
13

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
216

Human factor
17

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2150

Task assigned
1

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