Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 744078 - Employee killed when lp gas cylinder ruptures

Accident Summary Nr: 744078 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 06/07/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103851671	06/08/1993	5211	0	Monarch Building Supply Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was dispensing propane from a fixed 1,150-gallon lp gas tank for a customer who brought in a 10-gallon vertical cylinder to be filled. In the process, the cylinder ruptured, killing Employee #1 instantly and injuring the customer. No one else to date has been identified as a witness. Employee #1 was pronounced dead at the scene. The discharged cylinder struck him in the neck, face, and head, then traveled through the air a distance of about 900 feet before landing in a scrap yard. It was found almost 6 hours after the accident.

Keywords: HEAD, CYLINDER, RUPTURE, HIGH PRESSURE, LPG CONTAINER, NECK, PROPANE, STRUCK BY, FACE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103851671			Fatality	Cancer	Sales workers, hardware and building supplies

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