OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #997304
KETCO TRUCKING COMPANY, INC.
CLARKSVILLE, IN·
Event description
One employee killed, one burned in propane gas explosion
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 drove around Building 23 to a propane truck where Employee #2 was at nd a running vehicle, respectively. tempting to control a leak that had developed during the transfer of lpg from a 2,600 gallon bulk tank to 8 gallon forklift cylinders. A fire ensued and Employe e #1, who had been unaware of the situation, suffered multiple burns over 95 per cent of his body and died. Employee #2 suffered multiple burns over 45 percent o f his body and was hospitalized. The equipment involved included a semi-bobtail, a propane bulk truck, and forklift cylinders. The factors causing the accident included a propane leak and a source of ignition; the specific sources for these two factors are not clear but may be attributed to an automatic bypass system a
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 804
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1803
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 63 M
- Nature of injury
- 4
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 35
- Occupation code
- 805
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 1803
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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