Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200784494 - Three Employees Sustain Burns When Propane Gas Explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 200784494 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 06/23/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312117187	06/24/2008	1623	237120	Miller Pipeline Corp.

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on June 23, 2008, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were applying a PVC lining to an underground sewer main in Plano, Texas. The employer used pipe curing system that was mounted on inside of a box trailer. At the time of the incident, Employees #1, #2, and #3 were filling the propane vaporizer tank. A fire occurred inside the trailer and ignited liquid propane that was leaking from the system. The liquid propane gas exploded, and Employees #1, #2, and #3 were severely burned. They were hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, SEWER, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, EXPLOSION, PIPE, PROPANE, TRAILER, POLYVINYL CHLORIDE, TANK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Sewer/water treatment plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312117187	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
2	312117187	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
3	312117187	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Stripping and curing concrete Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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