OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14239958
AMERICAN FRUIT & PRODUCE CO
EAGAN, MN—
Event description
GAS LEAKED INTO TRAILER AND EXPLODED
Investigation abstract
A TRAILER HAD BEEN BACKED INTO THE DOCK TO BE LOADED. THE DRIVER HAD DISCONNECTE AMES. SOME STATE THAT EMPLOYEE #1 WAS SMOKING. HE DENIES THIS. D THE FLEXIBLE HOSE COUPLING FROM THE HEATER (STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE). THE LOADING EMPLOYEE CAME UP TO THE TRAILER, PULLED UP THE DOOR AND SMELLED GAS. HE WENT AND GOT THE SUPERVISOR. HE INFORMED HIM OF THE LEAK. BOTH THEN WALKED DOWN TO DOCK #24, TRAILER #6957. BOTH ENTERED THE TRAILER. THE SUPERVISOR BANGED THE SOCKET COUPLING AGAINST THE WALL A COUPLE OF TIMES. HE THEN STATED "I'M GOING T O BURN IT OFF". WITH THAT THE LOADER STATED "I'M GETTING OUT OF HERE". HE GOT NO MORE THAN TEN STEPS OUT TO THE EDGE OF THE DOCK PLATE WHEN HE HEARD AN EXPLOSIO N. HE TURNED AND SAW EMPLOYEE #1 BEING THROWN ACROSS THE TRAILER, ENGULFED IN FL
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 19
- Occupation code
- 803
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 1803
- Task assigned
- 2
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