I read a lot of OSHA case files and sometimes I find the narrative very interesting. This one, I found to be darn near impossible to have occurred as written…
At approximately 2:30 p.m. Employee #1’s coworker, a refrigeration technician, was troubleshooting a compressor shutdown and opened a valve which vented anhydrous ammonia into Engine Room #3. A small fire started after the released liquid ammonia froze and shorted the wiring inside the conduit. The fire flashed in the concentrated ammonia and flared rapidly within the southwest corner of the engine room. The flash fire apparently traveled conduit lines and destroyed almost all electrical wiring in the room. The facility was shut down and evacuated within less than two minutes. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital for observation/treatment but left the hospital on his own cognizance without treatment after waiting over an hour in triage.
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Violation Summary
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| Serious | Other | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 23 | 7 | 30 |
| Current Violations | 21 | 7 | 28 |
| Initial Penalty | $137,700 | $1,350 | $139,050 |
| Current Penalty | $95,400 | $1,350 | $96,750 |
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| Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Contest | LastEvent |
| Serious | 95012901 | 06/30/2011 | 07/08/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100024 H | 06/30/2011 | 07/08/2011 | $2,700 | $2,700 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100038 F01 | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100037 A03 | 06/30/2011 | 07/08/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100165 E | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100110 H06 IIB | 06/30/2011 | 07/08/2011 | $4,500 | $4,500 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 D02 IA | 06/30/2011 | 07/05/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 D03 IB | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 D03 IC | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 D03 IH | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 E03 V | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $6,300 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 E04 | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 E05 | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 F01 ID | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 F01 IF | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 F01 IG | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 F01 IIIC | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 F02 | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 F03 | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 G03 | 06/30/2011 | 07/05/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 G01 I | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 H02 I | 06/30/2011 | 07/26/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 H02 II | 06/30/2011 | 07/26/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 H02 III | 06/30/2011 | 07/05/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 H02 IV | 06/30/2011 | 07/05/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 J02 | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 J05 | 06/30/2011 | 07/05/2011 | $0 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 L04 | 06/30/2011 | 07/05/2011 | $0 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 J04 I | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 J04 II | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 J04 III | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100119 J04 IV | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100120 Q02 I | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100120 Q02 II | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100134 E01 | 06/30/2011 | 07/26/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100134 F02 | 06/30/2011 | 07/26/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100134 G01 IA | 06/30/2011 | 07/26/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100147 F03 I | 06/30/2011 | 07/05/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100305 B01 II | 06/30/2011 | 07/08/2011 | $0 | $4,500 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Serious | 19100305 C04 | 06/30/2011 | 07/08/2011 | $6,300 | $6,300 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Other | 19100023 A08 II | 06/30/2011 | 07/08/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Other | 19100024 B | 06/30/2011 | 07/05/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Other | 19100119 D01 II | 06/30/2011 | 08/16/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Other | 19100119 D02 IC | 06/30/2011 | 07/05/2011 | $1,350 | $1,350 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Other | 19100147 C07 IV | 06/30/2011 | 07/26/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Other | 19100303 G01 II | 06/30/2011 | 07/05/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
| Other | 19101200 F05 | 06/30/2011 | 07/08/2011 | $0 | $0 | 08/25/2011 | F – Formal Settlement |
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