Inspection Detail

Inspection: 300649019 - Sellers Oil Company, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Savannah Area Office

Inspection Nr: 300649019

Report ID: 0418400

Date Opened: 09/23/1998

Site Address:
Sellers Oil Company, Inc.
268 Industrial Blvd.
Bainbridge, GA 31717

Mailing Address:
P. O. Box 1907, Bainbridge, GA 31718

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:2992

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/26/1999

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/02/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	100900612

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations	1			1		2
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$2,500	$0	$5,000
Current Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$1,500	$0	$4,000
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	02/26/1999	03/24/1999	$2,500	$2,500	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	19040008	02/26/1999	03/03/1999	$1,500	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 200900421

Event: 09/22/1998

Employee killed by flying door of vacuum truck

At approximately 3:35 p.m. on September 22, 1998, Employee #1 and a coworker were using a 5 in. diameter hose filled with pressurized air to transfer a cargo of used oil containing acetone, toluene, and other liquids from a vacuum truck's 3,000-gallon horizontal cargo tank. The same truck had been used the previous week with a cargo of diesel fuel. The discharge flow had reduced to a trickle when, moments later, the tank's 6 ft wide steel rear door blew out. Employee #1 was at the back of the truck and was struck by the door as it flew away from the tank. He suffered massive trauma to his head and body, and was killed instantly.

Keywords: TANK TRUCK, AIR PRESSURE, HEAD, HIGH PRESSURE, STRUCK BY, FLYING OBJECT, DOOR, PRESSURE RELEASE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300649019			Fatality	Fracture	Occupation not reported

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