Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126986769 - Ag Express

Inspection Information - Office: Arizona Division Of Occupational Safety And Health (Adosh)

Inspection Nr: 126986769

Report ID: 0950411

Date Opened: 11/04/1997

Site Address:
Ag Express
17102 West Olive Avenue
Waddell, AZ 85355

Mailing Address:
2850 South Peart Road, Casa Grande, AZ 85222

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5191

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 11/20/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 11/18/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360185839

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,250	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,250
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	19100038 A02 III	04/14/1998	05/05/1998	$1,250	$1,250	$0	04/20/1998	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 170053011

Event: 11/04/1997

One employee killed, one injured by anhydrous ammonia

Employee #1 was working in a three-sided building approximately 100 ft from an anhydrous ammonia tank filling station. Two coworkers and Employee #2, who was driving a forklift, were off-loading a flatbed trailer when the forklift struck a section of the pipe for the filling station. The pipe blew out from its junction, releasing the contents of two 5,000 liquid gallon anhydrous ammonia tanks. Employee #1 was apparently inside the building when the ammonia plume was released and either succumbed to the ammonia gas immediately, or was blinded and could not escape from the building. He was killed. Employee #2, who worked for another company, on site, was hospitalized.

Keywords: IND TRK OPERATOR, AMMONIA, STRUCK AGAINST, INHALATION, GAS, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, OFF LOADING, CHEMICAL VAPOR, OVEREXPOSURE, ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126986769			Fatality	Poisoning(Systemic)	Truck drivers, heavy

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