Inspection Detail

Inspection: 103246427 - Petit Jean Poultry, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Little Rock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 103246427

Report ID: 0627100

Date Opened: 03/16/1988

Site Address:
Petit Jean Poultry, Inc.
Highway 10 W.
Danville, AR 72833

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 70, Danville, AR 72833

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2015

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/17/1988

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/26/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360411045

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14496855

Event: 03/15/1988

Employee killed when struck by flying tank cap

Employee #1 and two coworkers, members of the company's sanitation crew, had cleaned the filter in the plant's water filtering system. After setting it back in the bottom section of the 18 in. diameter tank, they put on the cap and tightened down the ring clamp, sealing the cap to the bottom. During the tightening process only one nut on the ring was tightened all the way down; the other nut had an approximately 1 1/4 in. gap between the two sections of the ring. When the water was turned on to fill the tank, pressure built up in the tank because the bleed off valve was not open. The tank cap blew off, striking Employee #1 on the left side of his forehead. He was killed.

Keywords: AIR PRESSURE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, FOREHEAD, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE, WATER TANK, INATTENTION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103246427			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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