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Case Status: CLOSED |
Inspection Information - Office: Indiana | ||||
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| Nr: 1087345.015 | Report ID: 0551800 | Open Date: 08/24/2015 | ||
| 104370 - National Railroad Passenger Corporation | ||||
| 202 Garstang Street Beech Grove, IN 46107 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 4011/Railroads, Line-Haul Operating | ||||
| NAICS: 482111/Line-Haul Railroads | ||||
| Mailing: 202 Garstang Street, Beech Grove, IN 46107 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Fat/Cat | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 11/19/2015 | |
| Close Case: | 05/02/2016 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 1013669 | |||
Case Status: CLOSED |
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $28,000 | $70,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $98,000 |
| Current Penalty | $14,000 | $25,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $39,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100252 A02 III B | 02/05/2016 | 04/01/2016 | $3,500 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100252 A02 XIII C | 02/05/2016 | 04/01/2016 | $3,500 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100252 A03 I | 02/05/2016 | 04/01/2016 | $3,500 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100252 A03 II | 02/05/2016 | 04/01/2016 | $3,500 | $7,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 02001 | Willful | 19100252 A02 VI C | 02/05/2016 | 04/01/2016 | $25,000 | $70,000 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 79069.015 | Event: 08/23/2015 | Employee Is Burned In Explosion And Later Dies | ||||
| At 11:44 a.m. on August 22, 2015, Employee #1 was using a Metal Inert Gas (MIG) welder to repair a leak on a locomotive diesel fuel tank. The tank was an internal component of the locomotive that contained hazardous chemicals, including CITGO No.2 Diesel Fuel and High Sulfur, a Category 3 flammable liquid. During the welding/cutting operation, the tank exploded. Employee #1 sustained burns over 95 percent of his body. He died the next day, August 23, 2015 at 12:00 a.m. | ||||||
| Keywords: sulfur, tank, burn, flammable liquid, locomotive, fuel oil, explosion, welding | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 1087345.015 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||