Inspection Detail

Inspection: 301306460 - Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Houston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 301306460

Report ID: 0626600

Date Opened: 10/31/1996

Site Address:
Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc
1201 South Sheldon Rd
Channelview, TX 77530

Mailing Address:
2202 Genoa Red Bluff Rd., Houston, TX 77034

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4953

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/16/1997

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/07/1998

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101760106

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	12			2		14
Current Violations	12			2		14
Initial Penalty	$74,000	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$76,000
Current Penalty	$57,900	$0	$0	$2,000	$0	$59,900
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	19100146 C02	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$1,950	$2,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100146 C05 IIE2	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$7,000	$7,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
3.	01002B	Serious	19100146 C05 IIF	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$0	$0	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003A	Serious	19100146 D03 IV	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$1,950	$2,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01003B	Serious	19100146 D03 V	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$0	$0	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01004	Serious	19100146 D04 V	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$5,200	$7,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01005	Serious	19100146 D05 I	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$7,000	$7,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01006	Serious	19100146 D05 III	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$5,200	$7,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01007A	Serious	19100146 E01	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$7,000	$7,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
10.	01007B	Serious	19100146 E02	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$0	$0	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
11.	01007C	Serious	19100146 E03	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$0	$0	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
12.	01008	Serious	19100146 E05 II	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$7,000	$7,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
13.	01009	Serious	19100146 F08	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$5,200	$7,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
14.	01010	Serious	19100146 G01	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$7,000	$7,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
15.	01011	Serious	19100146 J02	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$5,200	$7,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
16.	01012	Serious	19100147 F03 II	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$5,200	$7,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
17.	02001	Other	19100146 D09	04/16/1997	05/04/1997	$1,000	$1,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement
18.	02002	Other	19100146 D14	04/15/1997	05/03/1997	$1,000	$1,000	$0	05/08/1997	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201760105

Event: 10/31/1996

Employee killed when storage tank explodes

Employee #1 and coworkers, contractor employees for Laidlaw Environmental Services, entered a storage tank containing sodium sulfate crystals with traces of fuel oil to continue a week-long tank cleaning operation. They had donned supplied air respirators and were inside the tank when an explosion occurred. Employee #1 died on the way to the hospital. Two coworkers suffered second- and third-degree burns and they were transported by Life Flight to Herman Hospital in Houston, TX.

Keywords: FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, STORAGE TANK, EXPLOSION, FUEL OIL, TANK, CHEMICAL

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	301306460			Fatality	Concussion	Occupation not reported

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