Keator was killed when petroleum vapors exploded while he was cleaning a tank trailer. The spark that led to the explosion was produced when an unprotected bulb from a trouble light hanging near the tank's opening was struck by a stream of water from a high pressure washer Kator was using to clean the tank. The tank had not been properly ventilated to release the flammable vapors.
| First | Last | Age | Title | Employer | Injury Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam | Keator | 26 | Unavailable | Domermuth Environmental Services | Fatality |
| Name | Type | Title | Plea Info. | Conviction Sentence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Roth | Individual | District Manager | Unavailable | County Court and Appellate Division dismissed the homicide charges, reckless endangerment charge, and endangering public health, safety, or the environmnet charges on grounds that the evidence before the Grand Jury was insufficient because it did not establish the actual triggering cause of the explosion. The NY Court of Appeals reinstated the reckless endangerment charge. |
| Crimes Charged: |
Penal Crimes: Second Degree Manslaughter; Criminally Negligent Homicide; Reckless Endangerment; Second Degree Endangering Public Health, Safety, or the Environment |
Other Crimes: Hazardous Waste violations (unspecified); Zoning violations (unspecified) | ||
| Lance Wilson | Individual | Operations Manager of Facility | Unavailable | County Court and Appellate Division dismissed the homicide charges, reckless endangerment charge, and endangering public health, safety, or the environmnet charges on grounds that the evidence before the Grand Jury was insufficient because it did not establish the actual triggering cause of the explosion. The NY Court of Appeals reinstated the reckless endangerment charge. |
| Crimes Charged: |
Penal Crimes: Second Degree Manslaughter; Criminally Negligent Homicide; Reckless Endangerment; Second Degree Endangering Public Health, Safety, or the Environment |
Other Crimes: Hazardous Waste violations (unspecified); Zoning violations (unspecified) | ||
| James Domermuth | Individual | President | Unavailable | Charges dismissed. |
| Crimes Charged: |
Penal Crimes: None |
Other Crimes: Hazardous Waste violations (unspecified); Zoning violations (unspecified) | ||
| Domermuth Petroleum Equipment and Maintenance (dba Dormermuth Environmental Services) | Entity | Entity | Unavailable | County Court and Appellate Division dismissed the homicide charges, reckless endangerment charge, and endangering public health, safety, or the environmnet charges on grounds that the evidence before the Grand Jury was insufficient because it did not establish the actual triggering cause of the explosion. The NY Court of Appeals reinstated the reckless endangerment charge. |
| Crimes Charged: |
Penal Crimes: Second Degree Manslaughter; Criminally Negligent Homicide; Reckless Endangerment; Second Degree Endangering Public Health, Safety, or the Environment |
Other Crimes: Hazardous Waste violations (unspecified); Zoning violations (unspecified) | ||