Lethal accidents - Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings - 50+ years old - Year 2010

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Number Of Accidents (Estimate): 15
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Date: 06/23/2010	Age: 56 years	Sex: Female	Race: Not stated in ER record
Location: Home		Fire: Fire involvement and/or smoke inhalation - Fire Dept. attendance is not recorded
Body part: All Of Body		Diagnosis: Burns, Thermal
Product: Propane, LP or butane gas tanks or fittings
56 YR OLD FMEALE HAD PROPANE TANK EXPLODED INHOUSE AND THROWN 10 FT OUT SIDE WITH TOTAL,100% BODY BURNS,EXTUBATED AND EXPIRED IN ER,UNK FIRE DE
Disposition: Fatality, including DOA, died in the ED, brain dead

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