Inspection Detail

Inspection: 313016990 - Jerseyville Gas Service, Inc. Dba Updike'S Jgs

Inspection Information - Office: Fairview Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 313016990

Report ID: 0524530

Date Opened: 09/14/2010

Site Address:
Jerseyville Gas Service, Inc. Dba Updike'S Jgs
613 Maple Ave.
Jerseyville, IL 62052

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:5984

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

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/11/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/19/2011

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	200844348	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations
Initial Penalty	$1,500	$0	$0	$0	$0	$1,500
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100132 A	01/13/2011	01/19/2011	$0	$1,500	$0	02/07/2011	F - Formal Settlement	Citation has been deleted.

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200841930

Event: 09/13/2010

Employee Is Burned During Explosion at Propane Gas Site

At 8:18 p.m. on September 13, 2010, Employee #1, owner of a propane gas distribution business, received second and third degree burns on his hands, arms, face, head and back while shutting and checking valves in the distribution plant. The task was not routine; it was an emergency situation. The plant was receiving a propane shipment from a 10,000 gallon semi-tanker operated by another company when a flex pipe fitting in the facility failed and propane leaked over a flat grassy area approximately one block by 0.75 blocks wide. A series of three explosions occurred, causing a fire that covered a majority of the leak site and was extinguished by the fire department.

Keywords: BURN, LEAK, FIRE, BACK, EXPLOSION, VALVE, PROPANE, ARM, FACE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313016990			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Machinery maintenance occupations

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