Inspection Detail

Inspection: 314092982 - Colonial Terminals, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 314092982

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 04/08/2011

Site Address:
Colonial Terminals, Inc.
373 North Lathrop Ave
Savannah, GA 31415

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 576, Savannah, GA 31402

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4226

NAICS: 493190/Other Warehousing and Storage

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/09/2011

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/18/2014

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100904911

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	7			4		11
Current Violations	7			4		11
Initial Penalty	$32,700	$0	$0	$7,650	$0	$40,350
Current Penalty	$15,535	$0	$0	$2,608	$0	$18,143
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
1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	09/20/2011	10/07/2011	$4,250	$4,250	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
2.	01002A	Serious	19100023 C01	09/20/2011	10/14/2011	$5,250	$7,000	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
3.	01002B	Serious	19170112 B01	09/20/2011	10/07/2011	$0	$0	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
4.	01003	Other	19100024 H	09/20/2011	11/04/2011	$2,608	$4,250	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
5.	01004	Other	19100036 B01	09/20/2011	10/07/2011	$0	$3,400	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
6.	01005	Serious	19100037 A02	09/20/2011	09/23/2011	$1,700	$3,400	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
7.	01006A	Serious	19100037 B04	09/20/2011	09/23/2011	$0	$3,400	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
8.	01006B	Other	19170122 A	09/20/2011	09/23/2011	$0	$0	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
9.	01007A	Serious	19100106 F03 III	09/20/2011	10/14/2011	$0	$7,000	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
10.	01007B	Serious	19100106 F03 IVC	09/20/2011	10/07/2011	$0	$0	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
11.	01007C	Serious	19100106 F03 IVE	09/20/2011	10/07/2011	$0	$0	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
12.	01008	Serious	19100212 B	09/20/2011	09/23/2011	$2,210	$3,400	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
13.	01009	Serious	19180022 F	09/20/2011	09/23/2011	$2,125	$4,250	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
14.	02001	Other	19100106 F06	09/20/2011	09/23/2011	$0	$0	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement
15.	02002	Other	19100147 C06 I	09/20/2011	10/07/2011	$0	$0	$0	10/19/2011	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200902575

Event: 04/08/2011

Employee Is Killed in Toluene Fire

At approximately 4:00 p.m. on April 8, 2011, Employee #1 was on top of the loading rack for filling tanker trucks. He opened the manhole cover on the top of the tanker and lowered the loading spout into the tanker. He was pumping toluene into the tanker when a fire and explosion occurred. Employee #1 was engulfed in the fire and died at the scene from his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, LOADING, TANK TRUCK, STATIC ELECTRICITY, PROTECTIVE GROUNDING, FIRE, TOLUENE, EXPLOSION, BONDING

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314092982			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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