At 12:00 noon on August 27, 2021, an employee, 27, entered a tanker trailer to power wash the interior of the tanker. The tanker had contained animal parts and was sitting outside in the high summer temperatures. The employee was found unconscious inside the tanker and emergency services were notified.
Upon arrival, the fire department detected hydrogen sulfide at twice the level considered to be immediately dangerous to life and health (IDLH for H2S is 100 ppm) at the open manway on the top of the tanker.
No air monitoring had been done prior to entry into the tanker.
No attendant was in place and there was no retrieval system set up to enable non-entry rescue of the employee from outside the tanker.
The employee died due to asphyxiation.
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Violation Summary
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| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
| Initial Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Current Violations | 3 | 2 | 5 | |||
| Initial Penalty | $11,200 | $265,196 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $276,396 |
| Current Penalty | $11,200 | $265,196 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $276,396 |
| 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 | 19100028 B01 I | 01/25/2022 | 02/25/2022 | $2,100 | $2,100 | $0 | 02/14/2022 | C – Contested |
| 2. | 01001B | Serious | 19100140 C11 I | 01/25/2022 | 02/25/2022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 02/14/2022 | C – Contested |
| 3. | 01002 | Serious | 19100134 C01 | 01/25/2022 | 02/25/2022 | $2,100 | $2,100 | $0 | 02/14/2022 | C – Contested |
| 4. | 01003A | Serious | 19100146 C01 | 01/25/2022 | 02/25/2022 | $7,000 | $7,000 | $0 | 02/14/2022 | C – Contested |
| 5. | 01003B | Serious | 19100146 C02 | 01/25/2022 | 02/25/2022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 02/14/2022 | C – Contested |
| 6. | 01003C | Serious | 19100146 C04 | 01/25/2022 | 02/25/2022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 02/14/2022 | C – Contested |
| 7. | 02001A | Willful | 19100146 D04 | 01/25/2022 | 02/25/2022 | $132,598 | $132,598 | $0 | 02/14/2022 | C – Contested |
| 8. | 02001B | Willful | 19100146 D05 | 01/25/2022 | 02/25/2022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 02/14/2022 | C – Contested |
| 9. | 02001C | Willful | 19100146 G01 | 01/25/2022 | 02/25/2022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 02/14/2022 | C – Contested |
| 10. | 02002A | Willful | 19100146 D06 | 01/25/2022 | 02/25/2022 | $132,598 | $132,598 | $0 | 02/14/2022 | C – Contested |
| 11. | 02002B | Willful | 19100146 D09 | 01/25/2022 | 02/25/2022 | $0 | $0 | $0 | 02/14/2022 | C – Contested |
