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Inspection: 123388662 - Mid Con Gas Corp
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Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock | ||||
| Nr: 123388662 | Report ID: 0627400 | Open Date: 04/29/1996 | ||
| Mid Con Gas Corp | ||||
| 8 Mi S Of Fritch Tx On Hwy 136 Fritch, TX 79036 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 4213/Trucking, Except Local | ||||
| Mailing: 508 W Vandemant Suite 308, Yukon, OK 73099 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 04/29/1996 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 09/24/1996 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360913487 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $2,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,100 |
| Current Penalty | $2,100 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,100 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 08/07/1996 | 09/24/1996 | $2,100 | $2,100 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 200810034 | Event: 04/28/1996 | Employee Killed When Drip Gas Tanker Truck Ignites | ||||
| Employee #1 was loading his tanker with drip gas, a natural gas byproduct. After completing the process, he went on top of the tanker and opened the hatch to verify that the tanker was full. As Employee #1 released the hatch, liquid vapors began to escape and were blown toward the diesel tractor. The vapors were sucked into the tractor's air intake, causing the diesel engine to begin racing into a runaway condition. The engine exploded, and the resulting fire ignited the remaining fuel in the truck's fuel tank and the drip gas in the tanker itself. Employee #1 was killed. | ||||||
| Keywords: tank truck, flammable vapors, work rules, explosion, combustible liquid, flammable liquid, fire, diesel truck, natural gas, chemical vapor | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 123388662 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Truck drivers, heavy | ||