OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #809046
BURN,FIRE,LP GAS,LPG CONTAINER,VALVE,GAS LEAK,SKIN
Event description
2 EMPLOYEES BURNED WHEN LEAKING LP GAS IGNITED
Investigation abstract
EMPLOYEE #2 WAS ASSIGNED THE JOB OF FILLING A 126 POUND LP-GAS TANK LOCATED UNDE NITED BY AN UNKNOWN SOURCE. A FLASH FIRE RESULTED, CAUSING SECOND AND THIRD DEGR EE BURNS TO BOTH EMPLOYEES, WHO RAN FROM THE AREA AS SOON AS THE FIRE BEGAN. BOT H WERE HOSPITALIZED. R A TRAILER THAT PROVIDES FUEL FOR THE REFRIGERATION UNIT (TRAILER 103J, 1970 GR EAT DANE, COLDMOBILE REFRIGERATION UNIT). NORMAL PROCEDURES WERE FOLLOWED TO CON NECT THE HOSE AND FILL THE TANK. WHEN THE TANK WAS FILLED AND THE PUMP TURNED OF F IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE TANK VALVE HAD NOT SEATED PROPERLY AND WAS OBVIOUSL Y LEAKING. THE PUMP WAS TURNED ON AND OFF AGAIN IN AN UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPT TO RE SEAT THE VALVE. EMPLOYEE #2 THEN TAPPED ON THE VALVE WITH HIS HAND, THEN CALLED EMPLOYEE #1 FOR ASSISTANCE. GAS HAD BEEN LEAKING FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BY THIS TIME. WHILE THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM, THE LP VAPORS WERE IG
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 34 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 814
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1803
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 24 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1803
- Task assigned
- 2
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