OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #811596
ESC. JULIO COLLAZO SILVA
PONCE, PR·
Event description
Employee dies of burns from gas explosion
Investigation abstract
Employees of a liquified gas company were lowering a cylinder of gas from a truc k. The cylinder fell to the ground and the valve broke open, allowing gas to lea k out, which caused an explosion and fire. Employee #1 was burned over 90 percen t of his body and died.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 62 F
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 433
- Human factor
- 4
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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