Mobile Propane Services, LLC

Flash fire — Thermal burns degree unspecified — BLAIRSVILLE, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mobile Propane Services, LLC in BLAIRSVILLE, Georgia
Employer Mobile Propane Services, LLC
Address Union County High School, 153 Panther Way
City, State ZIP BLAIRSVILLE, Georgia 30512
Report ID 2025055039
Event Date May 28, 2025
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Thermal burns degree unspecified
Body Part Multiple body parts unspecified
Event Type Flash fire
Source of Injury Propane
Secondary Source Torches welding, cutting
Industry (NAICS) 811310
GPS Coordinates 34.87537, -83.95352

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Incident Narrative

Employees were performing repairs on a propane tank at the front of a school. A torch was being used to melt a cable when residual fumes from the propane tank ignited. One employee sustained burns to their upper and lower body and was hospitalized. A second employee sustained minor burns.

Incident Summary

On May 28, 2025, a worker at Mobile Propane Services, LLC in BLAIRSVILLE, Georgia suffered thermal burns degree unspecified to the multiple body parts unspecified. The incident was classified as flash fire, with propane identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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