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Inspection Information - Office: Oklahoma City | ||||
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| Nr: 108740853 | Report ID: 0627700 | Open Date: 02/24/1993 | ||
| Woodward Rail Car Co. | ||||
| 2400 Western Rd Woodward, OK 73801 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 4789/Transportation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| Mailing: 7229 S. 85th East Ave., Suite 200, Tulsa, OK 74133 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 02/25/1993 | |
| Close Case: | 06/23/1993 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 361146715 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Current Violations | 6 | 6 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $9,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,000 |
| Current Penalty | $9,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $9,000 |
| 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 | 5A0001 | 04/02/1993 | 05/05/1993 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 19100134 E01 | 04/02/1993 | 04/25/1993 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003 | Serious | 19100134 E03 III | 04/02/1993 | 04/06/1993 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01004 | Serious | 19100307 B | 04/02/1993 | 04/06/1993 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 5. | 01005 | Serious | 19101200 E01 | 04/02/1993 | 04/25/1993 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 6. | 01006 | Serious | 19101200 H | 04/02/1993 | 04/25/1993 | $1,500 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 14241764 | Event: 02/23/1993 | Employee Killed In Tank Car Explosion | ||||
| Employee #1 was cleaning the inside of a 33,000 gallon railcar tank that had contained liquid propane. He had not tested the atmosphere inside the tank and was using electrical equipment, such as a Shop-Vac vacuum cleaner, a Little Giant submersible pump, and a halogen light, that was not intrinsically safe. During the cleaning operation a spark from the electrical equipment caused an explosion, killing Employee #1. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, flammable vapors, railroad tank car, work rules, cleaning, tank cleaning, explosion, propane, spark, elec equipment--misc | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 108740853 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Occupation not reported | ||