Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AmeriGas Propane, Inc., 10342 Wittenberg Way, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32832
on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized with burns to his legs, arms, face, and body after the propane line he was connecting in a residential home exploded.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Pressure lines, except hoses
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On February 22, 2016, at about 10:39 a.m., an employee was delivering a propane gas tank when he fell from the gangway to a barge and into the water, injuring his eye. He was hospitalized and had surgery for a possible eye socket fracture.
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An employee was putting air in a tire that was mounted on a customer's vehicle when the tire exploded, resulting in a left arm fracture that required hospitalization.
On October 24, 2023, at 12:00 PM, an employee was visually checking a gauge on the "U" controller when a pressure tank exploded. The employee was hospitalized with multiple facial fractures and required surgery.
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