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Inspection: 103162319 - Groendyke Transport, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

 

Inspection Nr: 103162319
Report ID: 0729700
Date Opened: 07/30/1993

Site Address:
Groendyke Transport, Inc.
1800 S. Country Estates Rd.
Liberal, KS 67901

Mailing Address:
Rt. #1. Box 15, Liberal, KS 67901

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:4213

NAICS: 0 

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/18/1993

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 10/12/1993

Related Activity
Type Activity Nr Safety Health
Accident 360425755
Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties Serious Willful Repeat Other Unclass Total
Initial Violations 7 3 10
Current Violations 7 3 10
Initial Penalty $14,500 $0 $0 $0 $0 $14,500
Current Penalty $9,000 $0 $0 $0 $0 $9,000
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 Contest Latest Event Note
1. 01001 Serious 19100023 C01 08/30/1993 09/02/1993 $1,000 $2,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
2. 01002 Serious 19100106 E06 I 08/30/1993 09/02/1993 $3,000 $5,000 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
3. 01003 Serious 19100110 B06 VII 08/30/1993 09/02/1993 $1,000 $1,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
4. 01004 Serious 19100110 F02 I 08/30/1993 09/02/1993 $1,000 $1,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
5. 01005 Serious 19100110 H12 08/30/1993 09/02/1993 $1,000 $1,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
6. 01006 Serious 19100110 H14 08/30/1993 09/02/1993 $1,000 $1,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
7. 01007 Serious 19100169 B03 I 08/30/1993 09/02/1993 $1,000 $1,500 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
8. 02001 Other 19101200 E01 I 08/30/1993 09/30/1993 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
9. 02002 Other 19101200 F05 I 08/30/1993 09/02/1993 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  
10. 02003 Other 19101200 F05 II 08/30/1993 09/02/1993 $0 $0 $0 I - Informal Settlement  

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14423099
Event: 07/29/1993
One killed, one injured in asphalt tanker explosion

Employees #1 and #2 were cleaning PC-40 asphalt from the sides of an empty Fruehauf tanker trailer that had previously been used to transport PC-800 asphalt. Employee #1 was using an open flame, lp-gas-fueled weed burner to heat the asphalt while Employee #2 scraped it off. Employee #1 was working from the trailer's crow's nest, near the location of a 90 degree (L-shaped) vent pipe. Apparently the flame from the weed burner ignited the vapor that was escaping from the trailer, causing an explosion. Employee #1 was thrown approximately 60 ft and killed instantly. Employee #2, who was working from the ground at the rear of the trailer, suffered temporary hearing loss. PC-800 asphalt has a flash point between 80 and 130 degrees F.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, OPEN FLAME, FLAMMABLE VAPORS, WORK RULES, CLEANING, EXPLOSION, HEARING LOSS, CHEMICAL VAPOR

Investigated Inspection
# Inspection Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 103162319 Fatality Amputation Occupation not reported
2 103162319 Non Hospitalized injury Hearing Loss Occupation not reported
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