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Inspection: 110533627 - Trey Trucks, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Austin Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 110533627
Report ID: 0625400
Date Opened: 04/08/1991

Site Address:
Trey Trucks, Inc.
814 N. Divide
Eldorado, TX 76936

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1117, Crane, TX 79731

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/09/1991

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/10/1991

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360168876
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 7 7
Current Violations 7 7
Initial Penalty $14,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,000
Current Penalty $14,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,000
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 Note
1. 01001 Serious 19100215 A02 04/19/1991 04/26/1991 $1,200 $1,200 $0 -  
2. 01002 Serious 19100215 A04 04/19/1991 04/26/1991 $1,200 $1,200 $0 -  
3. 01003 Serious 19100215 B09 04/19/1991 04/26/1991 $1,200 $1,200 $0 -  
4. 01004 Serious 19100252 A02 VIC 04/19/1991 04/29/1991 $4,000 $4,000 $0 -  
5. 01005 Serious 19100253 B04 III 04/19/1991 04/25/1991 $1,200 $1,200 $0 -  
6. 01006 Serious 19101200 E01 I 04/19/1991 04/29/1991 $1,200 $1,200 $0 -  
7. 01007 Serious 19101200 H02 I 04/19/1991 04/29/1991 $4,000 $4,000 $0 -  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 773846
Event: 04/04/1991
Employee killed when struck by bolt during explosion

Employee #1, a truck driver for a well service company, picked up a load of contaminated water, natural gasoline, and other hydrocarbons. After delivering the fluids to a dump well, he returned to his own yard and flushed the tank with water. Employee #1 noticed that a dump valve at the rear of the tank was leaking. Because each driver is responsible for the maintenance of his/her truck, Employee #1 attempted to repair the leaking valve. He used a wrench to loosen four out of six bolts. The remaining two bolts were rusted and hard to loosen. Employee #1 decided to use a cutting torch to remove the remaining bolts. After he had cut through one bolt, the gasket was released and gases flowed out through the hole. The resulting explosion blew the manway cover off and blew a bolt into Employee #1's skull. He was thrown more than 34 ft and was killed. A coworker sustained multiple bruises.

Keywords: LEAK, REPAIR, GAS, EXPLOSION, SKULL, BOLT, VALVE, OIL WELL SERVICING, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 110533627 Fatality Puncture Occupation not reported
2 110533627 Non Hospitalized injury Bruise/Contus/Abras Occupation not reported
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