Inspection Detail

Inspection: 780395 - Earnest Inc

Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City Area Office

Inspection Nr: 780395

Report ID: 0627700

Date Opened: 04/18/1985

Site Address:
Earnest Inc
2 Mi N & 2 Mi W On Mason Rd
Last Chance, OK 74859

Mailing Address:
Box 1216, Okmulgee, OK 74447

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1389

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/18/1985

Emphasis: L:Oilgas

Case Closed: 09/19/1985

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360548408

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$630	$0	$0	$0	$0	$630
Current Penalty	$315	$0	$0	$0	$0	$315
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	19100106 B06	05/16/1985	05/22/1985	$315	$630	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14240964

Event: 04/12/1985

CRUDE OIL FIRE AT TANK FARM

EMPLOYEES #1 & 2 WERE ASSIGNED THE TASK OF ROLLING CRUDE OIL, LOCATED IN A STORAGE TANK AT AN OIL LEASE TANK BATTERY. "ROLLING" IS A PROCESS BY WHICH CRUDE OIL FROM A TANK IS PUMPED INTO A PUMPING TRUCK TANK, THEN BACK INTO THE STORAGE TANK. THIS PROCEEDURE MIXES A CHEMICAL INTO THE OIL WHICH CAUSES SUSPENDED WATER TO SETTLE TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK. DURING THIS PROCESS A FIRE BROKE OUT WHICH ENGULFED THE TWIN CRUDE OIL STORAGE TANKS, THE PUMPING TRUCK AND A PICKUP TRUCK, ALL OF WHICH WERE TOTALLY DESTROYED. EMPLOYEE #1 SUFFERED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS ON HIS FACE AND HANDS. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS KILLED INSTANTLY. THE FIRE WAS PROBABLY CAUSED BY SOMEONE SMOKING DURING THE JOB. A BIC CIGARETTE LIGHTER WAS FOUND APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET FROM THE TANK TRUCK. EMPLOYEE #2 WAS KNOWN TO BE A CHAIN SMOKER.

Keywords: BURN, FLAMMABLE LIQUID, FIRE, CRUDE OIL, SMOKING, FACE, HAND

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	780395			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	780395			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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