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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 308469196 - Sparkman Well Service Dba American Pump & Trucking
Inspection Information - Office: Corpus Christi Area Office
Site Address:
Sparkman Well Service Dba American Pump & Trucking
Tank Battery, Mcfadden Ranch
Mcfaddin, TX 77973
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 112, Victoria, TX 77902
Union Status: NonUnion
SIC:1389
NAICS: 213112/Support Activities for Oil and Gas Operations
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Complete
Advanced Notice: Y
Ownership: Private
Safety/Health: Safety
Close Conference: 06/28/2005
Emphasis: L:Oilgas
Case Closed: 10/13/2005
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 100212125 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $8,500 | $0 | $0 | $1,000 | $0 | $9,500 |
| Current Penalty | $3,975 | $0 | $0 | $600 | $0 | $4,575 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citation Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 07/08/2005 | 07/14/2005 | $2,100 | $3,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Other | 19100023 C02 | 07/08/2005 | 08/10/2005 | $0 | $2,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003A | Serious | 19101200 G08 | 07/08/2005 | 07/14/2005 | $1,875 | $2,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01003B | Serious | 19101200 H01 | 07/08/2005 | 07/14/2005 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 02001 | Other | 19040032 B06 | 07/08/2005 | 07/14/2005 | $600 | $1,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Investigation Summary
On February 8, 2005, Employee #1 drove a vacuum truck to a remote oil & gas tank battery to pump oil from a gun barrel tank to storage tank. Brine water was then vacuumed from the gun barrel tank and transported to a drilling mud circulating tank at another location. Several trips were made. The day was cold, foggy and cloudy with a light rain falling and very little wind. This tank battery was located in a low area. The vacuum truck had not been grounded, nor was there a bonding cable from the truck to the gun barrel tank. The four inch vacuum hose from the truck ran up a stairway and along the length of an elevated walkway, entered the gun barrel tank through an open manway, and extended down into the brine water. Employee #1 was on the walkway at the open manway when an explosion blew the bottom from the tank, and threw him against the side of the storage tank, killing him.
Keywords: STRUCK AGAINST, LUBRICATING FLUID, GAS, HOSE, EXPLOSION, TRUCK, BONDING, TANK, GROUNDING ELECTRODE, TRUCK DRIVER
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 308469196 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |