OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #811679

BURN,EXPLOSION,GAS LEAK,PROPANE

1988-12-03T00:00:00

Event: BURN,EXPLOSION,GAS LEAK,PROPANE
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 811679
Report ID: 257250

Event description

Employee severely burned while lighting gas stove

Investigation abstract

Employee #1 went to light a propane gas stove, not realizing that the stove had a gas leak. As he struck a match, the stove exploded. Employee #1 was burned ove r 40 percent of his body.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
4

Event type
14

Source
35

Occupation code
633

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
2150

Task assigned
1

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