Teen Killed in Propane Blast

Submitted by coshnet on Thu, 06/11/2009 - 09:12

A 17 year old employee of a farm supply store near Minneapolis-St.Paul was killed yesterday when a propane tank exploded in front of the store. Another teen was injured.

An OSHA inspection of the business on Feb. 17 found two violations related to the handling and storage of compressed gases. One violation was classified as serious.