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Inspection Information - Office: Boise | ||||
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| Nr: 309963932 | Report ID: 1032500 | Open Date: 07/07/2006 | ||
| Blue Sky Biodiesel, Llc | ||||
| 423 Industrial Way New Plymouth, ID 83655 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2899/Chemicals and Chemical Preparations, Not Elsewhere Classified | ||||
| NAICS: 325998/All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing | ||||
| Mailing: Po Box 429, New Plymouth, ID 83655 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 07/12/2006 | |
| Close Case: | 12/21/2007 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360935233 | |||
Violation Summary | ||||||
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Current Violations | 2 | 2 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Violation Items | |||||||||||
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| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
| 1. | 01001A | Serious | 19101200 H03 I | 09/28/2006 | 10/25/2006 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19101200 H03 II | 09/28/2006 | 10/25/2006 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 3. | 01001C | Serious | 19101200 H03 III | 09/28/2006 | 10/25/2006 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 4. | 01002A | Serious | 19260352 C | 09/28/2006 | 10/25/2006 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
| 5. | 01002B | Serious | 19260352 I | 09/28/2006 | 10/25/2006 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - | ||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 200231801 | Event: 07/07/2006 | Employee Using Torch On Tank Is Killed In Explosion | ||||
| On July 7, 2006, Employee #1 was working on top of a twenty-two-foot-high steel tank, using an oxyacetylene torch to install a vent. The tank apparently contained some glycerine and methanol from the making of biodiesel fuel, and it exploded. Employee #1 received burns to several parts of his body, and he was killed. It is probable that the flame from the torch ignited the vapors, causing the explosion and subsequent fire. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, acetylene torch, flammable liquid, flammable vapors, explosion, tank | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 309963932 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Laborers, except construction | ||