St. Paul, Minn.-The death of a second driver in the anhydrous ammonia release Nov. 16 at the CF Industries Holdings Inc. terminal in Rosemount (GM Nov. 23, p. 15) won’t change anything with the Minnesota OSHA investigation, which is still ongoing. Spokesman James Honerman confirmed that Roy Thomas Taylor, 56, of Moore, Okla., who was pulled from the ammonia cloud by two Rosemount officers before being flown to a St. Paul hospital, died Nov. 30. Both Taylor and Robert Larry Shue, 30, who died at the scene, were drivers for High Pressure Transports of Kingfisher, Okla., which is doing its own investigation, as is CF. The release of an undetermined amount of ammonia was believed to have occurred when one of the drivers noticed a problem with a connection between a supply tank and tanker trunk and tried to fix it, authorities said. The connection then broke, but the leak was quickly shut off and no problems were caused in the surrounding area. Honerman said investigators have set no timeframe for completing their work. Both employers involved in the incident are cooperating with OSHA, he added.
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