Inspection Detail

Inspection: 110327160 - Big Tex Crude Oil Company

Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock Area Office

Inspection Nr: 110327160

Report ID: 0627400

Date Opened: 10/08/1998

Site Address:
Big Tex Crude Oil Company
5809 Santa Fe
Abilene, TX 79605

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/21/1998

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/11/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100810191
Referral	200810570		Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
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	19100307 B	03/30/1999	05/14/1999	$0	$1,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200810455

Event: 10/07/1998

Employee dies of burns sustained in tanker truck explosion

Employee #1 and a coworker, of Big Tex Crude Oil, were in the vicinity of a tanker truck when it exploded. Employee #1 was engulfed in flames and died the following day. The coworker was hospitalized for burns sustained in trying to help Employee #1. The company's tractor trailers were used on an as-needed basis. The MSDS lists the flash point for the condensate as >40 degrees C, and the flammability limits were 3.0 (lower) and 12.5 (upper). The electrical fluorescent lights installed in the ceiling of the wash bay were not considered intrinsically safe for a Class 1, Division 2 area. A gas-powered hot water vessel on the south side of the bay was used to heat up the wash water.

Keywords: BURN, PILOT LIGHT, TANK TRUCK, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, WORK RULES, FIRE, LIGHTING FIXTURE, CRUDE OIL, EXPLOSION, OIL WELL SERVICING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110327160			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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