Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1729418.015 - Trak Oil Llc

Inspection Information - Office: Miosha General Industry Safety & Health Division

Inspection Nr: 1729418.015

Report ID: 0552652

Date Opened: 02/21/2024

Site Address:
Trak Oil Llc
19000 Bulhand Rd
Cassopolis, MI 49031

Mailing Address:
55455 Caldwell Dr., Osceola, IN 46561

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 213112/Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Health

Close Conference: 07/11/2024

Emphasis: S:Oilgas

Case Closed: 08/09/2024

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	2133540

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 164270.015

Event: 02/05/2024

Employee is killed when tank explodes

At 3:45 p.m. on February 5, 2024, an employee was using an Airman PDS185S (185 CFM) Portable Air Compressor to force residual petroleum-related waste products from a pressurized free water knockout tank. The tank exploded and the employee sustained a combination of thermal injuries and inhalation of the byproducts of the combustion. The employee was killed.

Keywords: Burn, Cleaning, Compressor, Exploded, Explosion, Inhalation, Tank, Tank Cleaning, Water Tank

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1729418.015	71	M	Fatality		Petroleum engineers

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