Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105577589 - Ekotek Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 105577589

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 06/25/1987

Site Address:
Ekotek Inc.
1628 Chicago Street
Salt Lake City, UT 84116

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 2106, Salt Lake City, UT 84110

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5172

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/26/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/28/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360112478

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				1		1
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	Other	GEN0106050600001	07/15/1987	07/22/1987	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 691857

Event: 06/24/1987

Employee killed in oil trailer explosion and fire

Employee #1 had loaded a semi-tank trailer and rear trailer (pup) with re-refined oil that had been through the first phase of a two phase refining process. After weighing the empty trailers at Amoco Oil Co., he weighed them again after loading and discovered that he had more in one trailer than the other. Apparently, he drove back to the re-refinery, parked an area that did not have adequate lighting, and began gravity transfer of the oil from the pup to the front trailer. Sometime during this transfer, around 11:30 p.m., Employee #1 apparently got atop the first trailer with a measuring tape or gauge to check the depth of oil in the trailer. Due to the poor lighting, he apparently lit his cigarette lighter to read the gauge. The lighter ignited the fumes, which resulted in an explosion and fire that killed Employee #1.

Keywords: LOADING, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, FIRE, OIL TANK, EXPLOSION, LIGHTING, SPARK, TRAILER, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105577589			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Truck drivers, heavy

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