Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120324603 - Hmt Tank Service Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Foster City District Office

Inspection Nr: 120324603

Report ID: 0950637

Date Opened: 04/10/2006

Site Address:
Hmt Tank Service Inc
Conoco Philips 1660 W Anaheim St
Wilmington, CA 90744

Mailing Address:
2500 E Victoria St, Compton, CA 90220

Union Status: Union

SIC:7699

NAICS: 562998/All Other Miscellaneous Waste Management Services

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 10/04/2006

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/22/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362412769

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	4					4
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$81,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$81,000
Current Penalty	$20,250	$0	$0	$500	$0	$20,750
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	Other	1509 A	10/05/2006	10/10/2006	$500	$20,250	$0	10/13/2006	F - Formal Settlement
2.	02001	Serious	1511 A	10/05/2006	10/10/2006	$0	$20,250	$0	10/13/2006	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
3.	03001	Serious	1511 B	10/05/2006	10/10/2006	$0	$20,250	$0	10/13/2006	D - Govt Dismissed	Citation has been deleted.
4.	04001	Serious	1717 A01	10/05/2006	10/10/2006	$20,250	$20,250	$0	10/13/2006	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201147592

Event: 04/07/2006

Employee Is Killed When Struck by Falling Tank Roof

At approximately 9:33 a.m. on April 10, 2006, Employee #1 was inside tank Number 94, a welded 120-ft by 53-ft floating roof storage tank. He was visually inspecting the integrity of the tank's supportive roof legs. At the same time another crew of workers was inside the tank and they lifted a portion of the tanks floating roof with an air hydraulic jack, approximately 2-in. This allowed them to slide a piece of sheet metal under a supportive roof leg. As the portion of the roof lifted, the roof began to vibrate, shake, and rotate counter clockwise. The supportive legs gave way and the roof fell 6 ft. Employee #1 was hospitalized and died.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, STRUCK BY, ARM, FALLING OBJECT, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120324603			Fatality	Amputation	Welders and cutters

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