Inspection Detail

Inspection: 106094782 - Alabama Railcar Service

Inspection Information - Office: Mobile Area Office

Inspection Nr: 106094782

Report ID: 0418600

Date Opened: 10/04/1993

Site Address:
Alabama Railcar Service
Marley Mill Road
Ozark, AL 36361

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 968, Ozark, AL 36361

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3743

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 10/06/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/16/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	361978117

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	19	9				28
Current Violations	19	9				28
Initial Penalty	$39,250	$157,500	$0	$0	$0	$196,750
Current Penalty	$18,875	$41,125	$0	$0	$0	$60,000
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
1.	01001	Serious	19100107 D09	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$1,000	$2,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100107 E09	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$625	$1,250	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100107 G02	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$625	$1,250	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100132 A	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$875	$1,750	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01005	Serious	19100134 B01	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$1,000	$2,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01006A	Serious	19100134 B05	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$1,000	$2,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01006B	Serious	19100134 B06	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$0	$0	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01007	Serious	19100134 B07	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01008	Serious	19100134 B08	03/30/1994	04/11/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
10.	01009	Serious	19100134 B10	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$625	$1,250	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
11.	01010	Serious	19100134 E05	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
12.	01011	Serious	19100146 C04	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
13.	01012	Serious	19100146 F	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
14.	01013	Serious	19100151 C	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$625	$1,250	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
15.	01014A	Serious	19100305 G01 IIIA	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
16.	01014B	Serious	19100305 G01 IIIB	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$0	$0	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
17.	01015	Serious	19100307 B03	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
18.	01016	Serious	19101048 D01 I	03/30/1994	05/02/1994	$625	$1,250	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
19.	01017	Serious	19101048 N01	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$625	$1,250	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
20.	01018	Serious	19101200 E01	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
21.	01019	Serious	19101200 H	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$1,250	$2,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
22.	02001	Willful	19100146 C02	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$10,000	$17,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
23.	02002	Willful	19100146 D03 I	03/30/1994	04/03/1994	$10,375	$17,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
24.	02003	Willful	19100146 D03 III	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$0	$17,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
25.	02004	Willful	19100146 D03 V	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$0	$17,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
26.	02005	Willful	19100146 D05 III	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$0	$17,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
27.	02006	Willful	19100146 D09	03/30/1994	04/17/1994	$0	$17,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
28.	02007	Willful	19100146 D10	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$0	$17,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
29.	02008A	Willful	19100146 G01	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$10,375	$17,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
30.	02008B	Willful	19100146 H01	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$0	$0	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
31.	02008C	Willful	19100146 I01	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$0	$0	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement
32.	02009	Willful	19100146 K03	03/30/1994	04/07/1994	$10,375	$17,500	$0	04/20/1994	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 605188

Event: 10/01/1993

One employee killed, another injured during tank explosion

Employee #1 was spraying a flammable lining inside a railroad tank car. The light being used for illumination pulled apart and ignited flammable vapors. An explosion occurred, killing Employee #1, who sustained severe burns. Employee #2, the attendant, was also badly burned. He was hospitalized. No monitoring was conducted to monitor the flammable levels.

Keywords: BURN, CONFINED SPACE, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, RAILROAD TANK CAR, WORK RULES, FIRE, EXPLOSION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	106094782			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	106094782			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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