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Inspection: 308647825 - Vti/Danny Martin Oil Field Services, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Fort Worth

Nr: 308647825	Report ID: 0636900	Open Date: 08/10/2005

Vti/Danny Martin Oil Field Services, Inc.
4.5 Miles South On S.H. 75 Fairfield, TX 75840		Union Status: NonUnion
SIC: 4212/Local Trucking Without Storage
NAICS: 562112/Hazardous Waste Collection
Mailing: P.O. Box 92, Richland, TX 76681

Inspection Type:	Accident
Scope:	Partial	Advanced Notice:	Y
Ownership:	Private
Safety/Health:	Safety	Close Conference:	08/10/2005
Emphasis:	S:Transportation	Close Case:	10/25/2005

Related Activity:	Type	ID	Safety	Health
	Accident	100713817

Violation Summary
	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1			1		2
Current Violations				1		1
Initial Penalty	$2,500	$0	$0	$500	$0	$3,000
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$500	$0	$500
FTA Amount	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
	#	ID	Type	Standard	Issuance	Abate	Curr$	Init$	Fta$	Contest	LastEvent
Deleted	1.	01001	Serious	5A0001	09/28/2005	10/03/2005	$2,500	$2,500	$0		I - Informal Settlement
	2.	02001	Other	19040039 A	09/28/2005	10/03/2005	$500	$500	$0		I - Informal Settlement

	Inspection		Degree	Nature	Occupation
Accident Investigation Summary
Summary Nr: 200712636		Event: 07/26/2005	Employee Dies From Battery Expolsion
On July 26, 2005, Employee #1 was unloading vacuum truck Number 104 filled with about 130 barrels of basic sediment and water mixed with hydrocarbons from lease Wood Number 7 to Number 1-D saltwater disposal/injection well, when the north tank battery ignited causing a fire and explosion. Employee #1 was killed in the explosion.
Keywords: battery, burn, flammable liquid, fire, explosion
1	308647825		Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Truck drivers, heavy

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