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Inspection: 313450009 - Perdue Farms Incorporated
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Inspection Information - Office: Tenn Cmpl Sfty 4 | ||||
| Nr: 313450009 | Report ID: 0454714 | Open Date: 06/05/2009 | ||
| Perdue Farms Incorporated | ||||
| 2300 Industrial Drive Monterey, TN 38574 | Union Status: NonUnion | |||
| SIC: 2015/Poultry Slaughtering and Processing | ||||
| NAICS: 311615/Poultry Processing | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Complete | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | Private | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 06/24/2009 | |
| Planning Guide: | Safety-Manufacturing | Close Case: | 09/08/2009 | |
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 100625482 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
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| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000 |
| Current Penalty | $4,000 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $4,000 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
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| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100106 E06 I | 08/14/2009 | 08/28/2009 | $4,000 | $4,000 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 200625309 | Event: 04/04/2009 | Employee Is Burned In Fuel Tank Explosion, Is Killed | ||||
| At approximately 4:35 a.m. on April 4, 2009, Employee #1 was checking the fuel level in a diesel fuel storage tank. The diesel fuel storage tank is mounted to the chassis on a 48-ft commercial refrigeration trailer. Employee #1 removed the cap to the fuel tank. The fuel tank did not have a fuel gauge installed. Since it was dark and there was not sufficient lighting to visually confirm the fuel level, Employee #1 used a cigarette lighter to illuminate the interior of the fuel tank. When the employee flicked the lighter, the fuel vapors ignited, spraying Employee #1 and the left front side of the trailer with fuel. Employee #1 was killed. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, vapor, explosion, fuel oil, trailer, tank | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 313450009 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Traffic, shipping and receiving clerks | ||