30 lb vs. 20 lb propane tanks

JJBIRISH wrote:


If you never heard of an accident you haven’t paid attention… but you have well described the need for properly trained and qualified fillers… we just don’t need immature foolish kids doing jobs that require due diligence and responsible workers…

there are plenty of readings of untrained or improperly trained workers causing accidents… it’s the reason for requiring the training today….

At least eight injured, five critically, as explosions rock Blue Rhino propane gas plant in Florida

Three workers were listed in critical condition at Orlando Regional Medical Center early Tuesday, while one person injured in the explosion was in critical condition at the University of Florida Health Shands Hospital. Other injured workers drove themselves to hospitals.
Five workers walked up to a command center with skin hanging off their arms, torso and faces, a fire official said.
Early in the morning of August 10, 2008, a fire and series of explosions disrupted the Downsview neighborhood of Toronto. In the video above, the shock wave from the explosion is clearly visible. One Sunrise employee was killed in the explosion, and a firefighter died of cardiac arrest the following day. An investigation revealed the cause as a leaking hose used during an illegal tank-to-tank transfer of propane.

On the morning of January 30, 2007, a gas company worker encountered a problem while transferring propane from an old tank to a new replacement tank behind a rural convenience store and gas station. A component on the older tank broke, allowing propane vapor to escape. A fire crew from the Ghent, WV, volunteer fire department and an ambulance were dispatched to the scene. Within minutes, propane had seeped into the convenience store. It exploded with such force that the a fire truck and ambulance were flipped over, five homes were damaged, and windows were blown out at the Ghent Elementary School. Four people were killed and five others were seriously injured .

Propane from a single grill-type 20-pound cylinder leaked into the space beneath a restaurant, which had been built over a swimming pool. While preparing for the evening meal on July 28, 1997, a spark from a vacuum cleaner ignited an explosion that killed the restaurant’s manager and a 25-year-old woman who was there interviewing for a waitress job. Five others were seriously injured.
On the day of the accident, Ostenrider took his propane tank to the Citgo Service Station to have it refilled. A Citgo employee overfilled the tank because he believed it had an automatic shutoff device,.

You've just pointed out some propane related explosions, None of them were at a propane filling facility. The last incident would be pure speculation it would be impossible for them to tell that the tank had been overfilled after the explosion and fire. The poor guy who filled the tank probably just agreed with whatever they said. He probably filled 20 tanks or more that day and had no idea what tank they were talking about.