Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109327924 - Farmers Coop Business Association

Inspection Information - Office: Omaha Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109327924

Report ID: 0728900

Date Opened: 10/12/1994

Site Address:
Farmers Coop Business Association
500 Depot Street
Gresham, NE 68367

Mailing Address:
Box 38, Shelby, NE 68662

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5153

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/13/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/27/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360977763
Referral	902056480	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4			2		6
Current Violations	4			2		6
Initial Penalty	$7,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$7,250
Current Penalty	$4,712	$0	$0	$0	$0	$4,712
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	19100147 C04 II	10/27/1994	11/29/1994	$1,625	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 C07 I	10/27/1994	11/29/1994	$1,625	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003A	Serious	19100219 D01	10/27/1994	11/04/1994	$650	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01003B	Serious	19100219 E03 I	10/27/1994	11/04/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
5.	01004	Serious	19100219 F03	10/27/1994	11/04/1994	$812	$1,250	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	02001	Other	19100020 G02	10/27/1994	11/04/1994	$0	$0	$0	-
7.	02002	Other	19101200 E02 III	10/27/1994	11/29/1994	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14419584

Event: 10/11/1994

One employee injured, one killed in propane gas explosion

At around 1:50 p.m. on October 11, 1994, Employees #1 and #2 were working in an office building at a cooperative grain elevator facility. A pipeline, which was carrying liquid propane gas to the grain dryer on the elevator, and which passed underground near the main office building, had developed an undetected leak. The propane gas leached through the soil, which effectively removed the odor additive, and found its way into the office. When the concentration of the now odorless propane reached the flammable range, an explosion occurred. Employee #1 was killed and Employee #2 was hospitalized. Although the cooperative distributed propane for sale, a periodic leakage survey had not been conducted.

Keywords: LEAK, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, EXPLOSION, LP GAS, PIPELINE, PROPANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109327924			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Occupation not reported
2	109327924			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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