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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #690289

BURN,REPAIR,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,PROPANE

Event
BURN,REPAIR,FLAMMABLE VAPORS,WORK RULES,FIRE,PROPANE
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
690289
Report ID
552700

Event description

Employees burned by propane fire

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 was repairing a propane gas tank on a truck. He brought the truck in side a garage to bleed off the propane in one tank. The gas was ignited by a pil ot light on a water heater. Employees #1, #2, and a customer suffered 2nd- and 3 rd-degree burns.

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    503
    Human factor
    18
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    2150
    Task assigned
    1
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    699
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Hazardous substance
    2150
    Task assigned
    1

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