Inspection Detail

Inspection: 109622233 - Exxon Co., U.S.A.

Inspection Information - Office: Boston North Area Office

Inspection Nr: 109622233

Report ID: 0134000

Date Opened: 12/14/1993

Site Address:
Exxon Co., U.S.A.
52 Beacham St.
Everett, MA 02149

Mailing Address:
800 Bell St., Houston, TX 77002

Union Status: Union

SIC:5171

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/15/1994

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/06/1994

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360943054
Referral	901483081	Yes

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
Current Penalty	$6,300	$0	$0	$0	$0	$6,300
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	5A0001	02/28/1994	03/03/1994	$6,300	$6,300	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 655670

Event: 12/13/1993

Employee dies of head injuries after falling from truck

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on December 13, 1993, Employee #1 was standing on top of a tanker truck during an air purging operation. He had placed the loading arm into the tanker truck opening and was holding onto it while waiting for instructions to open the loading arm valve. The loading arm struck Employee #1 with a violent upward movement, knocking him off the top of the tanker truck. He fell approximately 9 ft to the pavement and struck his head. On December 20, 1993 he died in the hospital from serious head injuries

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, HEAD, PURGING, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, FALL, STRUCK BY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	109622233			Fatality	Concussion	Miscellaneous plant and system operators

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.