Inspection Detail

Inspection: 107236382 - Idaho Army National Guard

Inspection Information - Office: Boise Area Office

Inspection Nr: 107236382

Report ID: 1032500

Date Opened: 05/06/1994

Site Address:
Idaho Army National Guard
Outside Bldg. 570, Gowen Field
Boise, ID 83707

Mailing Address:
Post Office Box 45, Boise, ID 83707

Union Status: Union

SIC:9711

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership:

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/09/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/05/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360934616

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	2					2
Current Violations	2					2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
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	19100147 D02	06/01/1994	07/05/1994	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	01002	Serious	19100147 D04 I	06/01/1994	07/05/1994	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 509463

Event: 05/05/1994

Employee struck and killed by propelled bottle

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on May 5, 1994, Employee #1 was removing a halon bottle from the crew compartment of a tank. Employee #1 failed to follow written procedures for removing halon bottles. He did not put the safety pin in the manual trigger or remove the nozzle and replace it with the anti-recoil plug before releasing the bottle from the brackets. When the employee removed the bottle from the brackets it suddenly triggered, causing pressure to release. The bottle was propelled toward Employee #1's head, striking it and killing him.

Keywords: HEAD, WORK RULES, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, PRESSURE RELEASE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	107236382			Fatality	Fracture	Heavy equipment mechanics

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