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Inspection: 300572906 - Cottonwood Feeders I, Ltd.
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Inspection Information - Office: Lubbock | ||||
| Nr: 300572906 | Report ID: 0627400 | Open Date: 12/03/1996 | ||
| Cottonwood Feeders I, Ltd. | ||||
| Cr 111 Roscoe, TX 79545 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 0211/Beef Cattle Feedlots | ||||
| Mailing: P.O. Box 549, Roscoe, TX 79545 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Health | Close Conference: | 12/04/1996 | |
| Close Case: | 04/18/1997 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360917165 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Current Violations | 3 | 3 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,500 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,500 |
| Current Penalty | $2,250 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $2,250 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 5A0001 | 01/29/1997 | 02/18/1997 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 2. | 01002 | Serious | 5A0001 | 01/29/1997 | 03/18/1997 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 3. | 01003A | Serious | 19101200 E01 | 01/29/1997 | 03/18/1997 | $750 | $1,500 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement | ||
| 4. | 01003B | Serious | 19101200 H | 01/29/1997 | 03/18/1997 | $0 | $0 | $0 | I - Informal Settlement |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 200810182 | Event: 12/03/1996 | Employee Killed When Lp Gas Torch Sets Off Tanker Explosion | ||||
| Employee #1, a feed truck operator, was standing atop a tank containing tallow. For the last few days, torches fueled by LP gas had been used to heat the interior of the tank and to liquefy the tallow for pumping. On the day of the accident, Employee #1 placed a lit torch in a small hatchway in the top of the tank and left it there for between one and two hours. The torch went out, creating an explosive atmosphere inside the tank. As Employee #1 was relighting the torch, the tank exploded. The top of the tank was torn off, and Employee #1 was thrown over 100 ft by the blast. He was killed. | ||||||
| Keywords: ejected, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, agriculture, torch, explosion, lp gas, combustible liquid, chemical vapor, tank | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 300572906 | Fatality | Other | Mixing and blending machine operators | ||