Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201345782 - Employee Is Killed in Propane Fire; Another Is Injured

Accident Summary Nr: 201345782 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 08/02/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315089698	08/03/2011	5984	454312	Global Energy Of Wichita, Llc

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on August 2, 2011 Employee #1 was on a loading dock filling a 33 lb. forklift propane cylinder. A truck driver had just backed a tractor-trailer loaded with approximately 200 cylinders into the dock area and was assisting Employee #1. Reportedly, while removing the cylinder's the fill hose, a valve became stuck. Employee #1 turned the bottle upside down and struck it on the metal floor. The truck driver observed the filling hose fail and the escaping propane ignite. The fire spread to the tractor-trailer and cylinders exploded. Employee #1 was burned and killed. The truck driver was hospitalized with serious burns.

Keywords: BURN, FIRE, HOSE, JAMMED, VALVE, PROPANE, TRACTOR TRAILER, LOADING DOCK, PRESSURE RELEASE, PROPANE TRUCK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315089698			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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