Inspection Detail

Inspection: 312214042 - Clark Gas Company Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Birmingham Area Office

Inspection Nr: 312214042

Report ID: 0418300

Date Opened: 05/21/2008

Site Address:
Clark Gas Company Inc.
282 Sharpley Rd.
Danville, AL 35619

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 848, Sheffield, Al, AL 35660

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5984

NAICS: 454312/Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Bottled Gas) Dealers

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/10/2008

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 02/18/2009

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	101274694

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	10			3		13
Current Violations	6			5		11
Initial Penalty	$29,950	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$32,450
Current Penalty	$14,500	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$17,000
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	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	12/05/2008	12/08/2008	$4,900	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
2.	01002	Serious	19100110 B16	11/10/2008	12/08/2008	$4,500	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
3.	01003	Serious	19100110 B17 V	11/10/2008	12/08/2008	$4,500	$4,900	$0	I - Informal Settlement
4.	01004	Serious	19100120 Q01	11/10/2008	12/08/2008	$2,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.
5.	01005A	Serious	19100132 A	11/10/2008	12/30/2008	$1,000	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
6.	01005B	Serious	19100132 D01	11/10/2008	12/30/2008	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
7.	01006	Other	19100157 G02	11/10/2008	12/30/2008	$500	$1,000	$0	I - Informal Settlement
8.	01007	Serious	19100180 H02 II	11/10/2008	11/17/2008	$1,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
9.	01008	Serious	19100180 H03 IX	11/10/2008	11/17/2008	$1,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
10.	01009A	Serious	19100184 E01	11/10/2008	11/17/2008	$1,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
11.	01009B	Serious	19100184 E03 II	11/10/2008	11/17/2008	$0	$0	$0	I - Informal Settlement
12.	01010A	Other	19101200 E01	11/10/2008	12/08/2008	$500	$1,750	$0	I - Informal Settlement
13.	01010B	Serious	19101200 H03 III	11/10/2008	12/08/2008	$0	$0	$0	-
14.	02001	Other	19040039 A	11/10/2008	11/14/2008	$1,500	$2,500	$0	I - Informal Settlement
15.	02002	Other	19100132 F04	11/10/2008	11/17/2008	$0	$0	$0	-
16.	02003	Other	19100180 D06	11/10/2008	11/21/2008	$0	$0	$0	-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201272754

Event: 05/20/2008

Three Employees Are Injured in Fire, One Later Dies

On May 20,2008, Employee #1, #2,and #3 were preparing to transfer propane from a 1,000 gallon capacity tank to another tank. The LP gas tank containing propane had a faulty pressure relief valve. An ignition of propane occurred during the process. Employee #1, #2 and #3 received burns and were hospitalized. Employee #1 died several days later.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, FIRE, PROPANE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312214042	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	312214042	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	312214042	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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