Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1056650.015 - Magnegas Corporation

Inspection Information - Office: Tampa Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1056650.015

Report ID: 0420600

Date Opened: 04/16/2015

Site Address:
Magnegas Corporation
150 Rainville Rd.
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

Mailing Address:
150 Rainville Rd., Tarpon Springs, FL 34689

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 325120/Industrial Gas Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/14/2015

Emphasis: L:Forklift

Case Closed: 11/17/2015

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	976188
Inspection	1065698	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	16			5		21
Current Violations	16			5		21
Initial Penalty	$52,045	$0	$0	$0	$0	$52,045
Current Penalty	$52,045	$0	$0	$0	$0	$52,045
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	5A0001	10/14/2015	11/02/2015	$4,900	$4,900	$0	Z - Issued
2.	01002	Serious	19100132 A	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$4,900	$4,900	$0	Z - Issued
3.	01003	Serious	19100157 E02	10/14/2015		$2,380	$2,380	$0	Z - Issued
4.	01004A	Serious	19100178 C02 III	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$4,900	$4,900	$0	Z - Issued
5.	01004B	Serious	19100178 C02 V	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
6.	01005	Serious	19100178 L02 III	10/14/2015	10/26/2015	$2,100	$2,100	$0	Z - Issued
7.	01006	Serious	19100212 A01	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$4,900	$4,900	$0	Z - Issued
8.	01007	Serious	19100212 A03 II	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$3,500	$3,500	$0	Z - Issued
9.	01008	Serious	19100212 B	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$2,100	$2,100	$0	Z - Issued
10.	01009	Serious	19100242 B	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$2,100	$2,100	$0	Z - Issued
11.	01010	Serious	19100243 C01	10/14/2015		$1,785	$1,785	$0	Z - Issued
12.	01011	Serious	19100304 F01 VIII	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$2,100	$2,100	$0	Z - Issued
13.	01012	Serious	19100305 B01 II	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$2,100	$2,100	$0	Z - Issued
14.	01013A	Serious	19100305 G01 IV A	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$2,100	$2,100	$0	Z - Issued
15.	01013B	Serious	19100305 G01 IV B	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
16.	01013C	Serious	19100305 G01 IV D	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
17.	01013D	Serious	19100305 G01 IV E	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
18.	01014	Serious	19100305 G02 III	10/14/2015		$2,380	$2,380	$0	Z - Issued
19.	01015A	Serious	19100307 B	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$4,900	$4,900	$0	Z - Issued
20.	01015B	Serious	19100307 C	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
21.	01016A	Serious	19101200 E01	10/14/2015	10/26/2015	$4,900	$4,900	$0	Z - Issued
22.	01016B	Serious	19101200 H01	10/14/2015	10/26/2015	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
23.	02001	Other	19100023 D01	10/14/2015		$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
24.	02002	Other	19100147 F03 I	10/14/2015	10/26/2015	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
25.	02003	Other	19100178 P01	10/14/2015		$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
26.	02004	Other	19100303 B02	10/14/2015		$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued
27.	02005	Other	19100305 B02 I	10/14/2015	10/20/2015	$0	$0	$0	Z - Issued

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 76455.015

Event: 04/16/2015

Employees is Killed and Another Injured When Compressed Gas

At approximately 1:56 p.m. on April 16, 2015, Employee #1 and Employee #2 were draining liquids from compressed gas DOT cylinders containing unspecified compressed gas called Magnegas. The employees had drained the liquid from 10 out of 12 compressed gas cylinders that were filled with Magnegas. The cylinders were part of a twelve-cylinder manifold. Employee #2 was placing the tenth cylinder back into the manifold and Employee #1 was getting the eleventh cylinder ready for draining when it exploded. The cylinders were filled to 1950 psi with Magnegas. The exploding cylinder killed Employee #1 and hospitalized Employee #2, who underwent shrapnel removal surgeries and burn treatment.

Keywords: Compressed Gas, Explosion

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1056650.015	29	M	Fatality		Production helpers
2	1056650.015	42	M	Hospitalized injury		Production helpers

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