CPSC, Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives Announce Recall to Inspect Propane Gas

Recalled December 22, 2000 · CPSC recall 01061 · Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives

Hazard

The propane may not have contained enough odorant to allow consumers to smell leaking gas, presenting a fire, explosion or thermal burn hazard to consumers.

Remedy

Consumers who had propane deliveries or purchased propane from these dealers since June 1, 2000, should immediately contact their propane gas suppliers or retail locations, where portable cylinders were filled to arrange for testing of the propane. The amount of odorant in the propane can be corrected on-site if the levels are found to be too low to detect by smell.

Incidents / injuries

CHS learned of two explosions involving propane gas in Montana, that resulted in four injuries.

Description

CHS is coordinating the testing of propane gas distributed to the following dealers to ensure that the propane produced at the CHS Refinery in Laurel, Montana contained adequate quantities of odorant. Idaho Bingham Co-op, Blackfoot CHS Propane Plant, Challis Farmers Supply Cooperative, Council CHS Propane Plant, Jerome Montana Farmers Union Oil, Baker Rocky Mountain Supply, Belgrade Farmers Union Oil, Chinook Columbus Propane, Columbus Mountain View Co-op, Dutton Farmers Union Oil, Great Falls Farmers Union Association, Hardin CHS Country Operations, Havre CHS Country Operations, Kalispsell Town and Country Co-op, Laurel Central Montana Propane, Lewistown Farmers Union Oil, Lodge Grass CHS Country Operations, Miles City CHS Country Operations, Missoula Farmers Union Oil, Worden Oregon CHS Propane Plant, John Day Washington Skagit Farmers Supply, Mt. Vernon Wyoming Johnson County Co-op, Buffalo Farmers Cooperative, Gillette CHS Propane Plant, Gillette Farmers Co-op Oil, Sheridan Big Horn Co-op Association, Worland

What to do

Contact

Consumers with questions should call Country Energy, LLC, an affiliate of CHS, 24 hours per day at (800) 635-3998.

Product

Propane gas

Manufacturer(s)

Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives (CHS), of Inver Grove Heights, Minn.

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →