Inspection Detail

Inspection: 104703145 - Tri-State Motor Transit Company

Inspection Information - Office: State Of New Mexico Environment Department Occupational Health & Safety Bureau

Inspection Nr: 104703145

Report ID: 0653510

Date Opened: 07/06/1987

Site Address:
Tri-State Motor Transit Company
2109 Walker Road
Alamogordo, NM 88310

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 113, Joplin, MO 64802

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/23/1987

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/23/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360766364

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,260	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,260
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	90005 A	09/16/1987	07/23/1987	$630	$630	$0		F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100109 D02 C	09/16/1987	09/25/1987	$630	$630	$0		F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14557995

Event: 06/06/1987

Employee dies of burns sustained in explosives fire

Employee #1 and a co-owner were repairing a road hauling trailer that had been involved in a traffic accident. It contained Class B propellant explosives. Employee #1 was to cut away the trailer's roof support beams, which had bowed outward when the trailer flipped onto its side. The co-owner had water-soaked the trailer the evening before and again two hours prior to their beginning work. Employee #1 had cut through three beams and was starting on the fourth when a flash fire occurred. He sustained burns over 80 percent of his body and died several days later.

Keywords: EXPLOSIVES, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, BURN, REPAIR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, TORCH, TRAILER, CHEMICAL, CUTTING AND BURNING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104703145					Occupation Not Listed

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