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Inspection: 306752585 - Cave Excursions, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Jacksonville Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 306752585
Report ID: 0419700
Date Opened: 07/29/2004

Site Address:
Cave Excursions, Inc.
20338 180th Trace
Live Oak, FL 32060

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5941

NAICS: 451110/Sporting Goods Stores

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/31/2004

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 04/14/2005

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 101354041
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 3 1 4
Current Violations 3 1 4
Initial Penalty $5,500 $0 $0 $1,500 $0 $7,000
Current Penalty $3,445 $0 $0 $930 $0 $4,375
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 11/29/2004 02/28/2005 $3,062 $4,900 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002A Serious 19100305 B02 11/29/2004 12/02/2004 $140 $225 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01002B Serious 19100305 G01 IIIA 11/29/2004 12/02/2004 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01003A Serious 19101200 E01 11/29/2004 01/01/2005 $243 $375 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01003B Serious 19101200 G01 11/29/2004 01/01/2005 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
6. 02001 Other 19040039 A 11/29/2004 12/02/2004 $930 $1,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201352556
Event: 07/27/2004
Employee is killed while filling SCBA cylinder

On July 27, 2004, Employee #1, a fill station operator, was filling a diving cylinder (SCUBA tank) with 98-percent oxygen. After picking up the cylinder and connecting the oxygen filling hose to it, she then apparently lost her grip on the cylinder, and dropped it onto the concrete floor. The cylinder ruptured at the neck/thread area, and a piece of the cylinder struck her abdomen and knocked her backwards about 10 ft. Employee #1 sustained numerous lacerations and fractures, and died while being transported to a hospital. The cylinder was manufactured by Luxfer Gas Cylinders, constructed of Aluminum Alloy 6061, and engineered to hold 30 cubic feet of gas at a pressure of up to 3,000 pounds per square inch. The cylinder was labeled "oxygen", had a visual inspection certification sticker, dated June 2004, and had an oxygen preparation certification sticker, dated June 2004. The hydrostatic test date was determined to be September 2002.

Keywords: FRACTURE, ABDOMEN, CYLINDER, COMPRESSED GAS, DIVING, RUPTURE, LACERATION, SCBA, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 306752585 Fatality Cut/Laceration Occupation not reported
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