Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300219474 - Jim Hawk Truck Trailer Of Illinois, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Peoria Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300219474

Report ID: 0524500

Date Opened: 01/26/1999

Site Address:
Jim Hawk Truck Trailer Of Illinois, Inc.
4001 North Main
East Peoria, IL 61611

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:7699

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/26/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/20/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100270602

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$5,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$3,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$3,500
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	5A0001	03/09/1999	03/12/1999	$1,750	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
2.	01002	Serious	19100146 C03	03/09/1999	03/12/1999	$1,750	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200270478

Event: 01/26/1999

Employee killed when vapors from gasoline tank truck explode

Employee #1 was on top of a semi-trailer tank truck that had contained gasoline. He was making repairs to the Scully automated fuel system, which detected when a section of the tank was full. He was connecting five wires together using shrink wrap and a propane torch to heat the shrink wrap when the tank ignited and exploded. Employee #1 was killed. The source of ignition was not determined.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, REPAIR, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, PROPANE TORCH, EXPLOSION, CHEMICAL VAPOR, GASOLINE, TANK

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300219474			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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