Incident date: 2022-01-21
NAICS industry code: 423930

On January 21, 2022, an employee was removing a draw valve on a 500-gallon propane tank indoors for replacement. When the valve was removed, liquid propane began spraying out of the tank. A second employee (injured employee) went to the nearby electrical box to cut the electrical power. At that time a spark ignited the liquid propane causing a fire. The injured employee was hospitalized for burns.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
code_source: title: Propane
code_nature: title: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
code_body: title: Nonclassifiable
severity: moderate