Inspection Detail

Inspection: 100746957 - Farm Oil, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 100746957

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 01/07/1993

Site Address:
Farm Oil, Inc.
At Junction Of Weld Cty Rds 13 And 40
Johnstown, CO 80534

Mailing Address:
100 Racket Dr., Fort Collins, CO 80524

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1311

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/05/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 03/03/1993

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	901734491	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2			1		3
Current Violations	2			1		3
Initial Penalty	$2,250	$0	$0	$300	$0	$2,550
Current Penalty	$1,600	$0	$0	$300	$0	$1,900
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Latest Event
1.	01001	Serious	19100119 F01 I	02/10/1993	03/10/1993	$1,500	$1,500	$0	-
2.	01002A	Serious	19101200 E01	02/10/1993	03/10/1993	$100	$750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19101200 G01	02/10/1993	03/10/1993	$0	$0	$0	-
4.	01002C	Serious	19101200 H	02/10/1993	03/10/1993	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	02001	Other	19030002 A01	02/10/1993	02/11/1993	$300	$300	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 882126

Event: 01/07/1993

Employee burned in compressor explosion

Employee #1 was servicing a natural gas plant. He had entered the compressor room and restarted a compressor that had shut down. Employee #1 left for a few moments, then returned to the compressor room. He opened the door to find an explosion had occurred and he sustained burns. It is suspected that the explosion was caused by a frozen line and by a relief device not being opened.

Keywords: BURN, COMPRESSOR, WORK RULES, NATURAL GAS, EXPLOSION, FROZEN, GAS WELL DRILLING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	100746957			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

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